Antimicrobial Flashcards
List GRAM POSITIVE COCCI
Gram Positive Cocci
Staphylococcus
Streptococcus
Enterococcus
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AEROBIC
GRAM POSITIVE BACILLI
“IM GRAM POSITIVE “
“Rhodo Likes Bacic Cory”
Ryan – Rhodococcus sp.
Likes – L. Monocytogenes
BACIC- - Bacillus anthracis
Cory – Corynebacterium sp.
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GRAM NEGATIVE
AEROBIC COCCI
Almost all cocci are positive except
N. Gonorrhoeae
N. Meningitidis
N. Catarrhalis
GRAM NEGATIVE
AEROBIC BACILLI
SPACE
KEHPS
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Gram POSITIVE ANAEROBES
COCCI/RODS
+ COCCI
“PEPTO”
+ RODS
C.DIFF
C. PERFRINGENS
GRAM (-) ANAEROBES
B. FRAGILIS
FUSOBACTERIUM SPP
ATYPICAL
- CHLAMYDIA
- MYCOPLASMA
- LEGIONELLA
What are the very common bacteria?
Strep A to F is skin flora.
What’s common in abdominal cases?
enterococcus
What are time-dependent antibiotics?
Carbapenem
Cephalosporin
Penicillin
Aztreonam
– beta lactams –
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Example of drugs that are concentration-dependent
Daptomycin
Aminoglycosides
Metronidazole
Medication sample for both properties
(AUC/MIC)
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- Fluroquinolones*
- Linezolid*
- Macrolides*
- Polymyxins*
- Tetracycline*
- Tigecycline*
- Vancomycin*
What are the Beta-lactams?
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Beta-Lactam Antibiotics
works on the cell wall on the microbe and disrupt cell wall structure.
Penicillin
Cephalosporin
Carbapenems
Monobactams
Anti-Staphylococcal Penicillins
Oxacillin, Nafcillin, Dicloxacillin
Some staphylococcus aureus
Some Staph epidermidis
No enterococcus - GI BUG
NAFCILLIN –> DRUG OF CHOICE FOR MSSA
USED FOR HOSPITAL SETTINGS
CLINICAL: Having Nafcillin as an intraop atbx for a GI procedure is not enough because it does not have an enterococcus coverage.
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Amino-penicillin
Ampicillin
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Clinical:
Meningitis guidelines recommend Ampicillin
it has good Listeria coverage and good CNS penetration
—> not picked for gram-negative because of resistance
–> DO NOT USE FOR ABDOMINAL COVERAGE
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Beta-lactamase Inhibitors
Amoxicillin-clavulanate (Augmentin®) Ampicillin-sulbactam (Unasyn®)
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Anaerobic coverage: Bacteroides [massive bowel perf]
ampicillin- sulbactam has a robust coverage !!
NO C.DIFF COVERAGE
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Piperacillin-tazobactam (Zosyn®)
Pseudomonal activity!!!
drug of choice among penicillins.
–> almost the same as ampicillin-sulbactam except the pseudomonal coverage
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Your patient is undergoing debridement for a superficial wound this antibiotic is enough to cover it.
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First Generation Cephalosporins
Cefazolin IV– in the OR we use this gram + skin flora, MSSA
abscess debridement
will never cover anaerobes
GRAM (-) [UTI]
e. coli
Klebsiella
Proteus
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Second Generation Cephalosporins
Cefuroxime (Ceftin®) – PO/IV Cefoxitin (Mefoxin®) - IV
Cefoxitin (Mefoxin®) - IV
NOT AS GOOD FOR MSSA
COVERS ANAEROBS REALLY WELL
GYN CASE
Third Generation Cephalosporins
Ceftazidime (Fortaz®) – IV Ceftriaxone (Rocephin®) – IV Cefpodoxime (Vantin®) – PO Cefdinir (Omnicef®) - PO
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Ceftriaxone –> used for PNA tx
gram + similar NOT AS GOOD FOR MSSA
ceftazidime –> covers Pseudomonas!
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Fourth Generation Cephalosporins
Cefepime (Maxipime®) – IV
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Cefepime –> gram negative
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
if there’s resistance usually cefepime can take care of some of those
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Ceftaroline
PNA usually gram negative rods and happen to have an MRSA infection on top of it
Ceftolozone / tazobactam
Ceftazidime/ avibactam
- superbug (invasive) Klebsiella infection
- CARBAPENEM - RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERIACEAE
- PSEUDOMONAS AEURUGINOSA
- EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ORGANISMS