Spectrum of Activity Review Flashcards
MSSA DOC
Navcillin (IV)
Dicloxacillin (PO)
Cefazolin (IV)
MSSA drug used in patients who cannot receive beta lactams
Vancomycin
MRSA DOC
Vancomycin
MRSA drugs used in patients who cannot tolerate vancomycin
Linezolid and daptomycin
Enterococcus spp - Ampicillin and Vancomycin susceptible DOC
Ampicillin
Enterococcus spp - Ampicillin and Vancomycin susceptible alternate drug of choice
Vancomycin
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus spp (VRE) DOC
Ampicillin
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus spp (VRE) resistant to ampicillin DOC
Linezolid (if patient is NOT on SSRI)
Daptomycin (if patient is on SSRI)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa DOC
Piperacillin
Cefepime
Gent, tobra, amikacin (in combo with beta lactams)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa alternative therapy
Meropenem or doripenem
Atypical bacteria DOC
Legionella, mycoplasma, chlamydia
Erythromycin, clarithromycin, or azithromycin
Levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, delafloxacin, moxifloxacin
Atypical bacteria alternative therapy
Doxycycline
Monomicrobial infection due to bacteroides spp DOC
Metronidazole
Monomicrobial infection due to bacteroides spp alternative therapy
Zosyn
Ertapenem
Polymicrobial infections with bacteroides spp and gram-negative aerobes DOC
Zosyn