only cefoxitin|cefotetan
ceftazidime covers pseudomonas
Antibiotic Guide
Get a hand-picked Emergency Medicine article concisely summarized and delivered to your inbox each morning with JournalFeed.
Designed by Clay Smith, MD.
Reviewed and edited by Thomas Davis, MD, Alex Chen, MD, and Ryan Dillon, PharmD.
JournalFeed
Cell Wall
Ribosome
Penicillins, cephalosporins, cabapenems, aztreonam, vancomycin; (bactericidal)
Aminoglycoside, tetracycline, macrolide, linezolid, clindamycin; (bacteriostatic)
Fluoroquinolones; (bactericidal)
DNA topoisomerase
Folate synthesis
Sulfamethoxazole; (bacteriostatic)
Gram
Negative
Gram
Positive
Atypicals
Anaerobes
Penicillin
Aminopenicillins
1st gen. cephalosporin
2nd gen. cephalosporin
3rd gen. cephalosporin
4th gen. cephalosporin
5th gen. cephalosporin
Covered
MRSA = +
Partially Covered
Clindamycin
Tetracyclines
Macrolides
Metronidazole
Aminoglycosides
Fluoroquinolones
Carbapenems
Vancomycin | daptomycin
TMP-SMX
Colistin
Linezolid
Fosfomycin
Piperacillin/tazo
Ticarcillin/clav
Gram neg Pseudomonas = +
+
only levofloxacin|moxifloxacin
ertapenem no pseudomonas
+
+
+
+
Mechanism of Action
3
2
5
5
6
2
3
5
6
+
4
4
1
with clavulanate or sulbactam
1
Monobactams
penicillin V| pen G| benzathine PCN
amoxicillin| ampicillin
cephalexin| cefazolin
cefuroxime| cefaclor
ceftriaxone| cefixime| cefdinir
cefepime
ceftaroline
doxycycline
azithromycin
gentamicin| tobramycin
aztreonam
cipro-| levo-| moxifloxacin
imi-| mero-| ertapenem
cipro-/levofloxacin cover pseudomonas
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+