Final Drugs Spectrum Flashcards
What aerobes and anaerobes do nitroimidazoles cover?
Metronidazole
Aerobes: NONE
Anaerobes:
Clostridium spp. (C. diff)
Peptostreptococcus spp.
Bacteroides fragilis
Bacteroides spp.
Fusobacterium
Prevotella spp.
Veillonella spp.
H. pylori
Does metronidazole cover atypicals?
Yes
Trichomonas vaginalis
Entamoeba histolytica
Giardia lamblia
Garderella vaginalis
What aerobes (G+/G-) does clindamycin cover?
Gram-Positive:
- Group streptococci
- Viridans streptococci
- PSSP
- MSSA
- CA-MRSA
Gram-Negatives: NONE
Does clindamycin cover atypicals?
Yes
Pneumocystis carinii/jirovecii
Toxoplasmosis gondii
Plasmodium falciparum
What aerobes do polymyxins cover?
Gram-Positive: NONE
Gram-Negative:
PPEEACKSSS:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Enterobacter spp.
E. coli
Acinetobacter spp.
Citrobacter spp.
Klebsiella spp.
Salmonella spp.
Shigella spp.
Stenotrophomonas maltophila
What anaerobes do polymyxins cover?
NONE (and no atypicals)
What aerobes does trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole cover?
Gram positives:
- MSSA
- CA-MRSA
Gram negatives:
HENPEACKSSS:
H. influenzae
E. coli
Neisseria spp.
P. mirabilis
Enterobacter spp.
Acinetobacter baumannii
Citrobacter spp.
K. pneumoniae
Salmonella spp.
Shigella spp.
Serratia spp.
- and Stenotrophomonas maltophila
NOT pseudomonas
What anaeobes does TMP-SMX cover?
NONE
What atypical does TMP-SMX cover?
pneumocystis carinii/jirovecii
What anaerobes do the tetracycline analogs cover?
tigecycline, eravacycline, omadacycline
Gram-Positive:
Group streptococci
Viridans streptococci
Enterococcus faecalis
MSSA
MRSA
Listeria monocytogenes
Gram-Negative:
EEACKSSS:
E. coli
Enterobacter spp.
Acinetobacter spp.
Citrobacter spp.
Klebsiella spp.
Serratia marcescens
Stenotrophomonas maltophila
NO proteus spp. or pseudomonas
Do the tetracycline analogs cover anaerobes?
Yes, lots!
Actinomyces spp.
Propionibacterium spp.
Peptrostreptococcus spp.
Clostridium perfringens
Bacteroides spp.
Prevotella spp.
What anaerobes do tetracyclines cover?
tetracycline, doxycycline, minocycline
Gram-Positive: (minocycline & doxycycline most active)
some: Group streptococci, Viridans streptococci, Enterococcus spp., MSSA
PSSP
Bacillus spp.
Listeria spp.
Nocardia spp.
Gram-Negative:
H. influenzae
H. ducreyi
Campylobacter jejuni
H. pyelo
Acinetobacter baumannii (IV minocycline)
Do the tetracyclines cover anaerobes or atypicals?
Yes for both
Anaerobes:
- actinomyces spp.
- propionibacterium spp.
Atypicals:
- Legionella pneumophila
- Chlamydophila pneumoniae
- Chlamydophila psittaci
What aerobes do the macrolides cover?
erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin
Gram-Positive: C > E > A
Group streptococci
Viridans streptococci
PSSP
MSSA
Bacillus spp.
Corynebacterium spp.
Gram-Negative: A > C > E
H. influenzae (not erythromycin)
Moraxella catarrhalis
Neisseria spp.
Do the macrolides cover atypicals or anaerobes?
Yes to both
Atypicals:
Legionella pneumophila
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Chlamydia trachomatis
Treponema paddium
Mycobacterium avium complex (A and C)
Anaerobes: only above the diaphragm