TMP/SMX (Septra) Flashcards
1
Q
Describe TMP/SMX Gram Pos activity
A
MSSA and MRSA - RELIABLE (great for staph aureus)
Strep - S. pneumoniae (reliable), GAS (UNRELIABLE)
Enterococci - NOT RELIABLE
2
Q
Describe TMP/SMX Gram Neg activity
- ** go to fro whawt gram neg organissm?
A
(VERY BROAD GRAM NEG COVERAGE) HEPEK, SPICE A ORGANISSM, STRENOTORPHOMONAS.
- ** go to for SPICE A orgnaisms and strenotrophomonas.
3
Q
Describe TMP/SMX ATYPICAL activity
A
NO ACTIIVTY
4
Q
Describe TMP/SMX ANAEROBIC activity
A
NO ACTIIVTY