spectrum of activity table

Question 1

antibiotic that can be used for MRSA? (green2, yellow5)

Answer 1

ceftaroline, vancomycin
doxycycline, levofloxacin, moxiflocaxin, co-trimoxazole, clindamycin

Question 2

amoxicillin-clavulanate extends amoxicillin’s coverage to cover gram-negative bacteria. Which 4 species are susceptible to amoxicillin-clavulanate (green and yellow)?

Answer 2

B. fragilis (anaerobe), H. influenzae, E coli&Klebsiella&P.mirabilis, ESBL-producing (cystitis only)

Question 3

Antibiotics that works for Clostridiodes Difficile

Answer 3

Vancomycin (PO)
Metronidazole

Question 4

Coverage for metronidazole

Answer 4

Anaerobes
- Finegoldia spp.
- Cloistriodes Difficile
- Bacteroides fragilis

Question 5

my dearest friends, what works for atypicals?

Answer 5

• macrolides (clarithromycin, erythromycin, azithromycin)
• doxycycline
• levofloxacin & moxifloxacin

Question 6

Levofloxacin and moxifloxacin are also known as…?

Answer 6

Respiratory fluoroquinolones

Question 7

Antibiotics that work for Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Answer 7

• Piperacillin-tazobactam
• meropenem, imipenem, doripenem
• ceftazidime
• cefepime
• ciprofloxacin
• levofloxacin
• amikacin (in UTI only)

Question 8

vancomycin coverage

Answer 8

gram positive incl MRSA,
C. diff coverage only for PO vanco

NO gram neg coverage

Question 9

cloxacillin coverage

Answer 9

• MSSA
• streptococcus (group A, B, C, G)