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Penicillin Tx's?
- Streptococcal infections (GAS – pharyngitis, cellulites; Strep pneumoniae – pneumonia, meningitis; Enterococcus faecalis – used with aminoglycoside)
- Proven non penicillinase-producing Staph aureus infections
- Many anaerobes other than Bacteroides fragilis e.g., actinomycosis, clostridia
- Neisseria meningitides
- Treponemes (syphilis)
Ampicillin, Amoxicillin Tx's?
“community acquired infections” involving respiratory tract, such as: a) otitis media, sinusitis; b) bronchitis, pneumonia

"HELPS" = H.flu, E.coli, Listeria, Proteus, Salmonella, enterococci
Extended Spectrum Names/Tx's?
Ticarcillin, Carbenicillin, Piperacillin

Pseudomonas and Gram-Negatives (susceptible to penicillinase, otherwise use w/ clavulanic acid)
Amp/Amox/Extended-Spectrum all are synergistic with what other class of Abx?
Aminoglycosides

Thus, "Amp-Gent", etc.
Amoxicillin/c.a. Tx's?
Ampicillin/sulbactam Tx's?
Ticarcillin/clavulanic acid and piperacillin/tazobactam Tx's?
1. Amoxicillin/c.a. – mainly upper and lower resp. infections (otitis media,
sinusitis, bronchitis) where beta-lactamase producing H. flu or Moraxella
are expected.

2. Ampicillin/sulbactam – parenteral therapy for mixed aerobic/anaerobic
organism coverage where high-resistance strains (such as Pseudomonas, Enterobacter, etc.) are not suspected. Examples include GI or GU tract surgical infections and pneumonias (especially aspiration).

3. Ticarcillin/clavulanic acid and piperacillin/tazobactam – very broad
spectrum activity allows them to be “ok” therapy for a wide variety
of infections but usually a narrower spectrum agent may be pre-
ferable and have greater activity. They are effective against more
gram negatives than ampicillin/sulbactam.
1st Gen Cephalosporins Name/Tx's?
Cefazolin,
Cephalexin, Cefadroxil

Staph and Strep (Gm+ Cocci), PEcK (Proteus, E.coli, Klebsiella)

Surgical Prophylaxis, UTI
2nd Gen Cephalosporins Name/Tx's?
Cefoxitin, Cefaclor, Cefuroxime, Cefotetan

Gm+ Cocci, HEN PEcKS (H.flu, Enterobacter aerogenes, Neisseria spp, Proteus, E.coli, Kleb pneum, Serratia)
3rd Gen Cephalosporins Name/Tx's?

What is special about Ceftriaxone?
Cefotaxime, Cefoperazone, Ceftriaxone, Ceftazidime

"Hospital Acquired" Gm-

CeftriaXone&CefotaXime = Neisseria meningitis (+pneum from neisseria)

Ceftazidime&Cefoperazone = ALSO GOOD FOR PSEUDOMONAS (but combine with aminoglycoside)

Ceftriaxone = LONG HALF-LIFE
4th Gen Cephalosporins Name/Tx's?
Cefipime

Everything but anaerobes (plus stuff that Cephalosporins don't work for anyways: eneterococcus, Listeria, MRSA)
What bugs are Cephalosporins NOT good for?
Enterococci (Strep Faecalis), Listeria, MRSA
Aztreonam, Imipenem, Meropenem, Ertepenem, Doripenem Tx's?
Aztreonam = similar to Aminoglycosides (attacks Gm- aerobes, including Pseudomonas)

Imipenem, etc = EVERYTHING but Enterococcus, Listeria, MRSA (and some Gm- rods)
Vancomycin
ALL Gm+ BACTERIA (except VRE); NO ACTIVITY VS GM-

Good for Pseudmemranous Colitis (vs Clos.Diff)
Telavancin
derivative of Vancomycin
Daptomycin
good against Gm+ (including resistant infections)
Aminoglycosides Names? Tx's? Absorption?
"-mycin" (Neomycin, Gentamycin, Streptomycin, Tobramycin, Amikacin)

Gm- rod infections (aerobic)
Neomycin for bowel surgery

NO USE AGAINST Gm+
Aminoglycosides don't distrubute in...?
CNS, Sputum, Bile, Prostate

(Good for Uine)
Tetracyclines Tx's? Do not take with?
VACUUM THe BedRoom (Vibrio cholera, Acne, Chlamydia, Ureaplasma, Urealyticum, Mycoplasma, Tularemia, H.pylori, Borrelia burgdorferi (lyme disease), Rickettsia (rocky mountain spotted fever))
Tigecycline Tx's?
Gm+ (including MRSA and VRE)
Gm- (except Pseudomonas and Proteus)
anaerobes
atypicals (Mycobac and Mycoplasma), except Legionella

BROAD SPEC
Primary Macrolide Name? Tx's? Distribution?
Erythromycin

Similar to penicillin G for indictaions...
URIs, Pneumonias, STDs:
Gm+ cocci (strep when allergic to penicillin; staph regardless of penicillinase, except MRSA)

Mycoplasma, Legionella, Chlamydia, Neisseria, Corynebacterium, Bordetella, Campylobacter

Distributes well, except CNS and Eye
Clartihromycin Tx's? Distribution?
similar to erythromycin (mainly resp infections) except especially ACTIVE AGAINST Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare


concentrates in respiratory tissues
Azithromycin Tx's? Distribution?
Clarithromycin + H.flu & Moraxella
(mainly respiratory infx! also chlamydia and atyp mycobac infx (like M.a.i))
Clindamycin Tx's?
most Staph and Strep (except Enterococci)
anaerobes

NOT for Gm- aerobes
Linezolid Tx's? Tox?
All strep, staph, and enterococci
(MRSA + VRE)
(no Gm- or anaerobe activity)

MAOi (serotonin syndrome w/ Tyramine or SSRI's)
Sulfanamides Tx's?
Gm+, Gm-, Nocardia, Chlamydia, Toxoplasmosis

UTI's!!!
Trimethoprim Tx's?
UTI's
TMP/SMX (Bactrim? Tx's)
recurrent UTI's, S,S,PCP,MRSA (Shigella, Salmonella, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, MRSA)

+Nocardia
FQ Names? Tx's?
Gm- rods of urinary and GI tracts (including Pseudomonas), Neisseria, and some Gm+ organisms (Strep. Pneum)
Metronidazole?
Anaerobes
Nitrofrantoin?
E.coli (prophylaxis of UTI's)