empirical antibiotics Flashcards
1
Q
what are is empirical antibiotics?
A
the best guess need to understand which organisms cause which organism this is before microbiology results are given using the empirical prescribing guidelines
2
Q
what is targeted treament?
A
is giving antibiotics once the microbiology results are available
3
Q
what are he 4 types of bacteria?
A
- gram positive
- gram negative
- anaerobes
- atypical
4
Q
how do we chose an empirical regime?
A
by finding out what organisms are most likely to cause which disease.
5
Q
what are some factors that affect antibiotic choice? the organism
A
- site of the infection
- best guess results of MC&S
- effect of drug on the organism
6
Q
what are some factors that affect antibiotic choice? patient
A
-severity of infecion
-immune status
-PMH
-allergy status
-epidemiology
pharmacogentic factors
-pharmacokinetics
7
Q
what are some factors that affect antibiotic choice? drug
A
- route of administeration
- pharmcokinetics
- drug interactions
- adverse effect profile
- cost
- formulary
- sodium content
