MUST KNOWS - AB Flashcards
Which RX are actively against MRSA (100%)?
Vancomycin, telavancin, oritavancin, dalbavancin Linezolid, tedizolid Daptomycin Tigecycline Ceftaroline Delafloxacin
Which other RX are a step-down way against MRSA?
TMP/SMX (90%)
Doxycycline (90%)
Clindamycin (60%)
Ampicillin susceptible and vancomycin susceptible
Which AB do you choose?
1st line = penicillin
2nd line = carbapenems
Ampicillin resistant and vancomycin susceptible
Which AB do you choose?
Vancomycin
Ampicillin resistant and vancomycin resistant
Which AB do you choose?
Ortivacin
Linezolid, tedizolid
Daptomycin
Tigecycline
AB classes against Pseudomonas aeruginosa?
Penicillin Cephalosprin Carbapenem Monobactam Aminoglycosides Fluoroquinolones Polymixin Phosphonic acid
Penicillin AB against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Zosyn
Ticarcillin/clav
Cephalosporin AB against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Ceftazidime
Cefepime
Ceftolozane/taz
Cefazidime/avibactam
Carbapenem AB against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Imipenem/cil
Meropenem
Meropenem/vaborbactam
Doripenem
Monobactam AB against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Aztreonam
Aminoglycoside AB against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Gentamicin
Tobraymycin
Amikacin
Fluroquinolone AB against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Cipro
Levofloxacin
Delafloxacin
Polymixin AB against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Colistin
Phosphonic Acid AB against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Fosfomycin
- The microbiologic test that distinguishes between staphylococcus and streptococcus is
a. Coagulase
b. Catalase
c. Oxygenation
d. Glucose fermenting
b. Catalase