Beta Lactams Flashcards
Natural PCN Spectrum
GM+
Strep MSSA
Treponema pallidum (1st line)
Enterococcus (Pen G)
Natural PCN Drugs
Pen G (IM) Pen VK (PO)
Aminopenicillin Spectrum
Natural PCN spectrum
Enterococcus
Some GM-, but not much
Aminopenicillin Drugs
Ampicillin (IV)
Ampicillin/sulbactam (IV)
Amoxicillin (PO)
Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (PO)
Extended-Spectrum PCN Spectrum
Regular PCN spectrum
Pseudomonas and other GM-
Extended-Spectrum PCN Drugs
Piperacillin
Piperacillin/tazobactam
Ticarcillin/clavulanate
Narrow-Spectrum PCN Spectrum
GM+ only
Resistant to B-lactamase
Narrow-Spectrum PCN Drugs
Nafcillin
Oxacillin (IV)
Cloxacillin
Dicloxacillin (PO)
1st Gen. Cephalosporins Spectrum
Gm+: Streptococcus, pneumococcus, MSSA
Gm-: E. Coli, K. pneumo., P. mirabilis
1st Gen. Cephalosporin Drugs
Cephalexin, Cefadroxil (PO)
Cefazolin (IV)