antimicrobial therapy Flashcards
(20 cards)
when is prophylactic antibiotics beneficial
contaminated wounds, immunosupressed patients, severe neutropenia, prolonged surgical procedures
coverage of b lactams
G+ anaerobes/aerobes
what does a BLI do
increase spectrum to G+/- aerobic and anaerobic
1st gen vs 3rd gen cephalosporins
1st gen : G+ aerobes
3rd gen: G- aerobes
aminoglycoside coverage
G- aerobes rods
FQ coverage
G- aerobes and facultative anaerobes
sulfa coverage
G+/- aerobes.
sulfa side effects
hypothyroidism, blood dyscrasias, polyarthritis, glomerulonephritis, hepatic necrosis
what is the coverage of macrolides and lincosamides
G+ aerobes, rickettsias
side effects from metro
anxiety and vestibular signs
most common UTI pathogens
e coli
drugs that are good for utis
penicillins, TMS, FQs
drugs that penetrate the renal parynchyma
FQ TMS
common prostatitis bacti infections
E. coli
how long to treat cholecystitis
4-6 weeks with broad spectrum coverage
hepatobiliary infection treatments
FQ, penicillins +BLI
metro or clinda if thinking anaerobic
antibiotics that cross the BBB
TMS, chloramphenicol, doxy, metro
antibiotics that accumulate in airway secretions
doxy, FQ, clindamycin, TMS, erythromycin
most common isolate of integument infections
staphylococcus
antibiotics for skin infections
cephalexin, macrolides, TMS, clindamycin
