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Antibiotic
Grouping by SIMILAR spectrum
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Penicillin | Museum Piece - Strep/Listeria |
| Erythromycin (Lyme's) | Museum Piece - Strep/Listeria |
| Tetracycline (Empty stomach, N/V, teeth & bones) | Museum Piece - Strep/Listeria |
| Cefotaxime | Work horse - Strep/Lesser Gram(-) |
| Ceftriaxone (Lyme's) | Work horse - Strep/Lesser Gram(-) |
| Ceftizoxime | Work horse - Strep/Lesser Gram(-) |
| Ofloxaxin (Staph) | Work horse - Strep/Lesser Gram(-) |
| Levofloxacin (Staph) | Work horse - Strep/Lesser Gram(-) |
| Moxifloxacin (Staph) | Work horse - Strep/Lesser Gram(-) |
| Azithromycin | Work horse/M.TB |
| Clarithromycin (Listeria) | Work horse - Strep/Lesser Gram(-) |
| Telithromycin | Work horse/Atypical/Trouble |
| Imipenem/Meropenem | Gorillas - Strep/Gram(-)/Anaerobes |
| Pip/tazo (Zosyn) (OSSA/OSSE) | Gorillas - Strep/Gram(-)/Anaerobes |
| Ticar/Clav (Timentin) (OSSA/OSSE) | Gorillas - Strep/Gram(-)/Anaerobes |
| Pipericillin (Strep, Enterococcus, Na Load) | Antipseudomonal - Gram(-) |
| Ticarcillin (Strep, Na Load) | Antipseudomonal - Gram(-) |
| Aztreonam (Does not cross react with PCN) | Antipseudomonal - Gram(-) |
| Ceftazidime | Antipseudomonal - Gram(-) |
| Cefipime | Antipseudomonal - Gram(-) |
| Ciprofloxacin (Strep - urine) | Antipseudomonal - Gram(-) |
| Imipenem/Meropenem (Enterococcus, not S. maltophilia, seizures/renal, superinfection) | Antipseudomonal - Gram(-) |
| Tobramycin (Resistance to P,E,A) | Antipseudomonal - Gram(-) |
| Amikacin | Antipseudomonal - Gram(-) |
| Cefazoline (Ancef) (Proteus, E. coli, Serratia) | Strep/Staph Coverage |
| Oxacillin | Strep/Staph Coverage |
| Nafcillin (liver) | Strep/Staph Coverage |
| Vancomycin (Listeria, C. diff, ORSA/ORSE (DOC), Red Man, Renal) | Strep/Staph Coverage |
| Synercid (Listeria, E. faecium, muscle ache, thrombophebitis) | Strep/Staph Coverage |
| Linezolid (Enterococcus, Listeria, VRE, Chlamydia, neutropenia, lactic acidosis) | Strep/Staph Coverage |
| Unasyn/Augmmentin | Strep/Staph Coverage |
| Daptomycin (Enterococcus, ORSA, not for pneumonia) | Strep/Staph Coverage |
| Minocycline (Listeria, H. inf, M. cat, Rickettsia) | Strep/Staph Coverage |
| Tigecycline/Ertapenem | Strep/Staph Coverage |
| Bactrim | Strep/Staph Coverage |
| Metronidazole | Anaerobes |
| Clindamycin (Strep/Staph, caORSA, resistance to B. frag) | Anaerobes |
| Imipenem/Meropenem | Anaerobes |
| Unasyn/Augmentin | Anaerobes |
| Pip/tazo | Anaerobes |
| Ticar/Clav | Anaerobes |
| Ertapenem | Anaerobes |
| Tigecycline | Anaerobes |
| Quinolones (O,M,L,C) | Atypical |
| Macrolydes | Atypical |
| Doxycycline (Strep, Listeria, Lyme's Rickettsia, H. inf, M. cat) | Atypical |
| Minocycline | Atypical |
| Telithromycin (Staph A, pneumococcus, M. cat, H.inf) | Atypical |
| Synercid | Atypical |
| Telithromycin | Trouble drugs (liver failure) |
| Ciprofloxacin | M.TB/MAC |
| Amikacin | M.TB/MAC |
| Streptomycin | M.TB only |
| Colistimethate/Polymyxin (Intensely nephrotoxic, resistance w/ Pseudomonas, acinetobacter) | Greater Gram (-) |
| Ertapenem (Staph, Strep, lesser gram(-), enterobacter) | Confused |
| Tigecycline (E. coli, Enterobacter, Klebsiella, S. Malt, Serratia) | Confused |
| Bactrim (Staph,Strep, Listeria, E. coli, S. Malt, M.cat, Klebsiella, PCP) | Confused |
| Chloramphenicol (S. pneum, H. infl, N. meningitides, not DOC for any) | Confused |