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Spectrum of Activity Flashcards

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Narrow Spectrum PCN (Natural PCNs) - Gram (+)

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Streptococcus (Group A and B; pneumoniae); Enterococcus (limited)

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Narrow Spectrum PCN (Natural PCNs) - Gram (-)

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Neisseria meningitidis (PCN G)

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Narrow Spectrum PCN (Natural PCNs) - Anaerobes

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Peptostreptococcus, Clostridium (not difficile)

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Narrow Spectrum PCN (Natural PCNs) - Other

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Treponema pallidum, Listeria (PCN G)

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Penicillinase-Resistant PCN (Anti-Staph PCNs) - Gram (+)

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MSSA, Streptococcus (group A and B; pneumoniae), MSSE (only about 50% of Staph epi is MSSE)

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Penicillinase-Resistant PCN (Anti-Staph PCNs) - Gram (-)

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None

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Penicillinase-Resistant PCN (Anti-Staph PCNs) - Anaerobes

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Peptostreptococcus

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Amino-PCNs - Gram (+)

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Streptococcus (Group A and B; pneumoniae); Enterococcus (with aminoglycoside)

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Amino-PCN - Gram (-)

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H. flu (+/-), Neisseria, Proteus

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Amino-PCN - Anaerobes

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Peptostreptococcus; Clostridium (not difficile)

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Amino-PCN - Other

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Listeria; H. pylori

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Amino-PCN + Beta-Lactamase Inhibitor - Gram (+)

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Staph; Strep; Enterococcus (w/ aminoglycoside)

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Amino-PCN + Beta-Lactamase Inhibitor - Gram (-)

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H. flu; Neisseria; M. cat; E. coli; Klebsiella; Proteus

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Amino-PCN + Beta-Lactamase Inhibitor - Anaerobes

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Peptostreptococcus; Clostridium (not difficile); B. fragilis

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Anti-Pseudomonal PCN - Gram (+)

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Staph; Strep (weaker than Amino-PCN); Enterococcus (Limited)

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Anti-Pseudomonal PCN - Gram (-)

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H. flu; Neisseria, M. cat; E. coli; Klebsiella; Proteus (many can produce B-Lactamase); Pseudomonas

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Anti-Pseudomonal PCN - Anaerobes

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Peptostreptococcus; Clostridium (not difficile)

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Anti-Pseudomonal PCN + B-Lactamase Inh - Gram (+)

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Staph; Strep; Enterococcus (limited)

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Anti-Pseudomonal PCN + B-Lactamase Inh - Gram (-)

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H. flu; Neisseria; M. cat; E. coli; Klebsiella; Proteus; Serratia; Enterobacter; Pseudomonas

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Anti-Pseudomonal PCN + B-Lactamase Inh - Anaerobes

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Peptostreptococcus; Clostridium (not difficile); B. fragilis

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1st Gen Cephalosporin - Gram (+)

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Staph (good activity vs MSSA + some activity vs MSSE); Strep (except pneumoniae).
Best Gram (+) Cephalosporin.
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1st Gen Cephalosporin - Gram (-)

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E. coli; Klebsiella, Proteus
Worst Gram (-) Cephalosporin
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1st Gen Cephalosporin - Anaerobes

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No activity vs Anaerobic bacteria

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2nd Gen Cephalosporin - Gram (+)

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Staph; Strep (weaker than 1st Gen)

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2nd Gen Cephalosporin - Gram (-)

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H. flu; Neisseria; M. cat; E. coli; Klebsiella; Proteus

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2nd Gen Cephalosporin - Anaerobes

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B. fragilis; Clostridium (not difficile); Peptostreptococcus

Cefoxitin better than Cefotetan (primarily)

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3rd/4th Gen Cephalosporin - Gram (+)

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Staph; Strep (weaker than 1st/2nd gen) - PO agents weaker than Ceftriaxone/Cefotaxime
MRSA - Ceftaroline only

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3rd/4th Gen Cephalosporin - Gram (-)

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H. flu; Neisseria; M. cat; E. coli; Klebsiella; Proteus; Serratia; Enterobacter (good activity)
Pseudomonas - ceftazidime, cefepime only
Best Cephalosporin against Gram (-)

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Carbapenem - Gram (+)

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Staph, Strep
Broad spectrum ICU coverage
Little/No coverage of MRSA, DRSP, VRE, Enterococcus, “atypical” pneumonia pathogens
Ertapenem - has no MRSA or Enterococcus coverage

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Carbapenem - Gram (-)

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Good activity including Pseudomonas
Broad spectrum ICU coverage
Ertapenem - has no pseudomonas coverage.

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Carbapenem - Anaerobes

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Good activity except C. difficile

Broad spectrum ICU coverage

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Vancomycin - Gram (+)

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Very active against Gram (+) organisms - Staph; MRSA and MRSE - DOC for both; Strep (including all strains of Strep pneumoniae); Enterococcus (w/ aminoglycoside)

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Vancomycin - Gram (-)

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no coverage

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Monobactam - Gram (+)

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no coverage

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Monobactam - Gram (-)

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Gram (-) specialist. Good activity against Gram (-) anaerobes including Pseudomonas

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Oxazolidinone - Linezolid

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Staph; Strep; Enterococcus; MRSA; MRSE; VRE; DRSP

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Oxazolidinone - Tidizolid

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MRSA; Streptococcus; E. faecalis

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Streptogramin

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Staph; Strep; Enterococcus (faecium only); MRSA; MRSE; DRSP; VRE (faecium only)

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Cyclic Lipopeptide

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Gram (+) specialist - MRSA, VSE, some strains of VRE

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Lipoglycopeptide - Telavancin

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Gram (+) bacteria including MRSA

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Lipoglycopeptide - Dalbavancin

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MRSA and Streptococcus species

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Lipoglycopeptide - Oritavancin

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MRSA; Streptococcus species and VRE (faecalis)

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Glycylcycline

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MRSA and VRE

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2nd Gen Fluoroquinolone - Cipro - Exc/Good coverage

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E. coli; Klebsiella; Proteus; Enterobacter; Serratia

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2nd Gen Fluoroquinolone - Cipro Good coverage

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H. flu; Neisseria; M. cat; Pseudomonas

Best Pseudomonas activity of Fluoroquinolones.

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2nd Gen Fluoroquinolone - Cipro Mod/Poor coverage

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Staph; Strep; Enterococcus

Poor coverage for S. pneumoniae

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2nd Gen Fluoroquinolone - no coverage

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B. fragilis

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3rd Gen Fluoroquinolone - Levofloxacin - Exc/Good coverage

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E. coli; Klebsiella; Proteus; Enterobacter; Serratia

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3rd Gen Fluoroquinolone - Levofloxacin - Good coverage

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H. flu; Neisseria; M. cat

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3rd Gen Fluoroquinolone - Levofloxacin - Good/Mod/Poor Coverage

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Staph; Strep

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3rd Gen Fluoroquinolone - Levofloxacin - Mod/Poor coverage

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Enterococcus; Pseudomonas

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3rd Gen Fluoroquinolone - Levofloxacin - no coverage

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B. fragilis

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4th Gen Fluoroquinolone - Moxifloxacin - Exc/Good coverage

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Enterobacter; Serratia

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4th Gen Fluoroquinolone - Moxifloxacin - Good coverage

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Staph; Strep; H. flu; Neisseria; M. cat; E. coli; Klebsiella; Proteus; B. fragilis
Best Respiratory Fluoroquinolone (Gram (+))

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4th Gen Fluoroquinolone - Moxifloxacin - Good/Mod/Poor

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Enterococcus

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4th Gen Fluoroquinolone - Moxifloxacin - Mod/Poor coverage

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Pseudomonas

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Fluoroquinolone - Other coverage

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Chlamydia; Legionella; Mycoplasma; Mycobacterium TB and Avium (alt); H. pylori (in combo with Metronidazole, Amoxicillin, Tetracycline + Bismuth)

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Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Gram (+)

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Strep Pneumoniae (50% resistant); Staph (MSSA, MRSA, CA-MRSA)

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Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Gram (-)

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H. flu; M. cat; E. coli; Klebsiella; Serratia (variably susceptible for all of these)

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Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole - Other

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GI pathogens - Enterotoxigenic E. coli; Salmonella; Shigella; Vibrio cholerae; Yersinia enterocolitica
Listeria; Nocardia; Mycobacterium marinum
Pneumocystis (carinii) jiroveci

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Aminoglycosides - Gram (+)

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Aminoglycosides - Gram (-)

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Good activity against all Gram (-) anaerobes including Pseudomonas.
Tobramycin is the best Aminoglycoside at Pseudomonas
Gentamicin is the best Aminoglycoside at Serratia

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Tetracyclines Gram (+)

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Strep (avoid for highly resistant S. pneumoniae); Staph.
Broad spectrum bacteriostatic drugs- inhibit the growth of many Gram (+) and Gram (-) organisms and Rickettsiae, Spirochetes, Mycoplasmas and Chlamydiae

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Tetracyclines Gram (-)

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H. flu; Neisseria; M. cat; E. coli; +/- Klebsiella
Broad spectrum bacteriostatic drugs- inhibit the growth of many Gram (+) and Gram (-) organisms and Rickettsiae, Spirochetes, Mycoplasmas and Chlamydiae

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Tetracyclines Anaerobes

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+/- B. fragilis; Clostridium (not difficile)
Broad spectrum bacteriostatic drugs- inhibit the growth of many Gram (+) and Gram (-) organisms and Rickettsiae, Spirochetes, Mycoplasmas and Chlamydiae

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Tetracyclines - Other

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Listeria; Mycoplasma; Chlamydia; Rickettsia; Borrelia burgdorferi
Broad spectrum bacteriostatic drugs- inhibit the growth of many Gram (+) and Gram (-) organisms and Rickettsiae, Spirochetes, Mycoplasmas and Chlamydiae

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Macrolides - Erythromycin - Gram (+)

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Staph (mod to poor); Strep (group A - good (alt if PCN allergic) - S. pneumoniae - good (alt to PCN)
Same as Clarithromycin.

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Macrolides - Erythromycin - Gram (-)

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+/- H. flu; +/- Neisseria; + M. cat

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Macrolides - Erythromycin - Anaerobes

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Clostridium (not difficile)

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Macrolides - Erythromycin - Other

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Good coverage. Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Legionella pneumophila; Chlamydia species (atypical RTI pathogens)
Bordetella pertussis; Treponema pallidum; Ureaplasma urealyticum; Campylobacter jejuni; some Rickettsia

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Macrolides - Clarithromycin - Gram (+)

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Staph (mod to poor); Strep (group A - good (alt if PCN allergic) - S. pneumoniae - good (alt to PCN).
Same as Erythromycin.

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Macrolides - Clarithromycin - Gram (-)

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H. flu (better than Erythromycin but still moderate); +/- Neisseria; + M. cat.

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Macrolides - Clarithromycin - Anaerobes

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Clostridium (not difficile)

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Macrolides - Clarithromycin - Other

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Good coverage. Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Legionella pneumophila; Chlamydia species (atypical RTI pathogens)
Bordetella pertussis; Treponema pallidum; Ureaplasma urealyticum; Campylobacter jejuni; some Rickettsia.
Same as Erythromycin but add - Mycobacterium avium intracellulare complex; Toxoplasma gondii; Borrelia burgdorferi (deer tick); Babesia microti (Ixodes tick)

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Macrolides - Azithromycin - Gram (+)

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Staph; Strep (same as Erythromycin and Clarithromycin)
S. pyogenes resistance has emerged in other countries with high usage. Pen-R S. pneumoniae also may be resistant to macrolides

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Macrolides - Azithromycin - Gram (-)

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H. flu (improved activity vs Erythromycin and Clarithromycin but recently reported bacteriologic failures up to 71%); Neisseria; M. cat

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Macrolides - Azithromycin - Anaerobes

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Peptostreptococcus; Clostridium (not difficile)

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Macrolides - Azithromycin - Other

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia - good coverage.

STIs - Chlamydia trachomatis; Ureaplasma urealyticum; N. gonorrhoeae; Treponema pallidum

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Clindamycin - Gram (+)

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Staph; Strep including Pen-R S. pneumoniae

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Clindamycin - Gram (-)

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Clindamycin - Anaerobes

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B. fragilis (Clindamycin or Metronidazole is DOC); Other Bacteroides; Clostridia; Peptostreptococcus; Propionibacterium acnes; Fusobacterium

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Clindamycin - Other

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Parasites- Gardnerella, Toxoplasmosis. PCP.

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Metronidazole - Gram (+)

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Metronidazole - Gram (-)

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Metronidazole - Anaerobes

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Gram (-) anaerobes - bacteroides and some Gram (+) anaerobes - Clostridium

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Metronidazole - Other

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Various protozoa - Trichomonas, Giardia, Entamoeba

H. pylori - often combined with Tetracycline, Amoxicillin and Bismuth.

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