| Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | natural penicillin IV form
 Spectrum:
 Good: treponema pallidum, most strep
 Mod: strep pneumo, enterococci
 Poor: everything else
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | natural penicillin oral form of pen G
 Good: treponema pallidum, most strep
 Mod: strep pneumo, enterococci
 Poor: everything else
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | antistaphylococcal PCNs Spectrum:
 Good: MSSA, strep
 Poor: G- rodds, enterococci, anaerobes, MRSA
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | antistaphylococcal PCNs Spectrum:
 Good: MSSA, strep
 Poor: G- rodds, enterococci, anaerobes, MRSA
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | antistaphylococcal PCNs Spectrum:
 Good: MSSA, strep
 Poor: G- rodds, enterococci, anaerobes, MRSA
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | antistaphylococcal PCNs Spectrum:
 Good: MSSA, strep
 Poor: G- rodds, enterococci, anaerobes, MRSA
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | antistaphylococcal PCNs Spectrum:
 Good: MSSA, strep
 Poor: G- rodds, enterococci, anaerobes, MRSA
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | AminoPCNs: improve G- coverage by being water soluble and passing through porin channels in cell wall Good: strep, enterococci
 Moderate: enteric G- rods, haemophilus
 Poor: staph, anaerobes
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *DOC for susceptible enterococci AminoPCNs: improve G- coverage by being water soluble and passing through porin channels in cell wall
 Good: strep, enterococci
 Moderate: enteric G- rods, haemophilus
 Poor: staph, anaerobes
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *strongest/most frequently prescribed antipseudomonal PCNs
 Spectrum:
 Good: pseudomonas aeruginosa, strep, enterococci
 Moderate: enteric GNR, haemophilus
 Poor: staph, anaerobes
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *not commonly used antipseudomonal PCNs
 Spectrum:
 Good: pseudomonas aeruginosa, strep, enterococci
 Moderate: enteric GNR, haemophilus
 Poor: staph, anaerobes
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *oral, only good for UTIs antipseudomonal PCNs
 Spectrum:
 Good: pseudomonas aeruginosa, strep, enterococci
 Moderate: enteric GNR, haemophilus
 Poor: staph, anaerobes
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | antipseudomonal PCNs Spectrum:
 Good: pseudomonas aeruginosa, strep, enterococci
 Moderate: enteric GNR, haemophilus
 Poor: staph, anaerobes
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *good activity against acinetobacter baumanni beta lactam/beta lactamase inhibitor combos
 Spectrum:
 Good: MSSA, strep, enterococci, anaerobes, enteric GNRs,
 Moderate: GNR w advanced beta lactamases
 Poor: MRSA, ESBL producing GNRs
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *available orally beta lactam/beta lactamase inhibitor combos
 Spectrum:
 Good: MSSA, strep, enterococci, anaerobes, enteric GNRs,
 Moderate: GNR w advanced beta lactamases
 Poor: MRSA, ESBL producing GNRs
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | beta lactam/beta lactamase inhibitor combos Spectrum:
 Good: MSSA, strep, enterococci, anaerobes, enteric GNRs, pseudomonas aeruginosa
 Moderate: GNR w advanced beta lactamases
 Poor: MRSA, ESBL producing GNRs
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | beta lactam/beta lactamase inhibitor combos Spectrum:
 Good: MSSA, strep, enterococci, anaerobes, enteric GNRs, pseudomonas aeruginosa
 Moderate: GNR w advanced beta lactamases
 Poor: MRSA, ESBL producing GNRs
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | 1st gen cephalorsporins Spectrum:
 Good: MSSA, strep
 Mod: some GNR
 Poor: enterocci, anaerobes, MRSA, pseudomonas
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *available orally 1st gen cephalorsporins
 Spectrum:
 Good: MSSA, strep
 Mod: some GNR
 Poor: enterocci, anaerobes, MRSA, pseudomonas
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *iv and oral 2nd gen cephalosporins
 Spectrum:
 Good: some GNR, Haemophilus, Neisseria
 Mod: strep, staph
 Poor: enterococci, MRSA, pseudomonas
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *iv only. cephamycin = increased activity against GI anaerobes 2nd gen cephalosporins
 Spectrum:
 Good: some GNR, Haemophilus, Neisseria
 Mod: strep, staph, anaerobes
 Poor: enterococci, MRSA, pseudomonas
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *crosses BBB 3rd gen cephalosporin (cause C.diff)
 Spectrum:
 Good: strep, enteric GNR
 Mod: MSSA
 Poor: enterocci, pseudomonas, anaerobes, MRSA
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *crosses BBB 3rd gen cephalosporin (cause C.diff)
 Spectrum:
 Good: strep, enteric GNR
 Mod: MSSA
 Poor: enterocci, pseudomonas, anaerobes, MRSA
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *crosses BBB 3rd gen cephalosporin (cause C.diff)
 Spectrum:
 Good: strep, enteric GNR, pseudomonas
 Poor: enterocci, pseudomonas, anaerobes, MRSA
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | 4th gen cephalosporin Spectrum: MSSA, strep, pseudomonas, enteric GNRs
 Mod: Acinetobacter
 Poor: enterococci, anaerobes, MRSA
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | Carbapenem Spectrum:
 Good: MSSA, strep, anaerobes, enteric GNR, pseudomonas, acinetobacter, ESBL producing GNR
 Mod: enterococci
 Poor: MRSA, pen resistant strep
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | Carbapenem Spectrum:
 Good: MSSA, strep, anaerobes, enteric GNR, pseudomonas, acinetobacter, ESBL producing GNR
 Mod: enterococci
 Poor: MRSA, pen resistant strep
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | Carbapenem Spectrum:
 Good: MSSA, strep, anaerobes, enteric GNR, pseudomonas, acinetobacter, ESBL producing GNR
 Mod: enterococci
 Poor: MRSA, pen resistant strep
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *less spectrum but once day so good for home infusion 
 Carbapenem
 Spectrum:
 Good: MSSA, strep, anaerobes, enteric GNR, ESBL producing GNR
 Poor: MRSA, pen resistant strep
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *ceftazidime wo allergic cross-reactivity monobactam
 Good: pseudomonas, most GNR
 Mod: Acinetobacter
 Poor: G+, anaerobes
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | glycopeptide Good: MSSA, MRSA, strep, Cdiff
 Mod: enterococci
 Poor: anything G-
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | FQ Good: enteric GNR, H flu
 Mod: pseduo, atypicals (myco, chlamydia, legionella)
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | FQ Good: enteric GNR, staph pneumo, atypicals, hflu,
 Mod: pseudo, MSSA
 Poor: anaerobes, enterocci
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | FQ Good: enteric GNR, staph pneumo, atypicals, hflu,
 Mod: MSSA, anaerobes
 Poor: anaerobes, enterocci
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | FQ Good: enteric GNR, staph pneumo, atypicals, hflu,
 Mod: MSSA
 Poor: anaerobes, enterocci
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | AMG Good: gram negatives (ecoli, kleb, pseudo, acinetobacter)
 Mod: in combo w beta lactam or glycopeptide- staph (w MRSA), viridans strep, enterococci
 Poor: atypicals, anaerobes, G+ as mono
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | AMG Good: gram negatives (ecoli, kleb, pseudo, acinetobacter)
 Mod: in combo w beta lactam or glycopeptide- staph (w MRSA), viridans strep, enterococci
 Poor: atypicals, anaerobes, G+ as mono
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | AMG Good: gram negatives (ecoli, kleb, pseudo, acinetobacter)
 Mod: in combo w beta lactam or glycopeptide- staph (w MRSA), viridans strep, enterococci
 Poor: atypicals, anaerobes, G+ as mono
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | tetracycline Good: atypicals, rickettsia, spirochetes (t. pallidum, b. burgdorferi, H. pylori)
 Mod: staph w MRSA, s. pneumo, s. pyogenes
 poor: most GNRs, anaerobes, enterococci
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | Glycylcyline Good: atypicals, enterococci (including VRE), staph w MRSA, s. pneumo, s. pyogenes
 Acceptable: most GN, anaerobes
 Poor: pseudo, proteus, providencia, prevotella
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | tetracycline Good: atypicals, rickettsia, spirochetes (t. pallidum, b. burgdorferi, H. pylori)
 Mod: staph w MRSA, s. pneumo, s. pyogenes
 poor: most GNRs, anaerobes, enterococci
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | macrolide Good: atypicals, hflu, moraxella, helicobater pylori, mycobacterium avium
 Mod: s. pneumo, s. pyogenes
 Poor: staph, enteric GNR, anaerobes, enterococci
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | macrolide Good: atypicals, hflu, moraxella, helicobater pylori, mycobacterium avium
 Mod: s. pneumo, s. pyogenes
 Poor: staph, enteric GNR, anaerobes, enterococci
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *maoi oxazolidinone
 Good: MSSA, MRSA, strep, enterococci w vre, nocardia
 mod: some atypicals
 poor: all G-, anaerobes
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *disulfuram rxn w alcohol nitroimidazoles
 good: G- and G+ anaerobes including bactericides, fusoact, clostridium, protozoa including trichomonas, entamoeba and giardia
 mod: helicobacter pylori
 poor: aerobic G-/G+, anaerobes of teh mouth
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *only good for lower urinary tract infections nitrofuran
 Good: ecoli, staph sapro
 mod: citrobacter, kleb, enterococci
 Poor: pseudo, proteus, acinetobacter, serratia
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *rhabdomyolysis cyclic lipopeptide
 Good: MSSA, MRSA, strep
 Mod to good: enterococci including VRE
 Poor: any G-
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | Good: staph aureus including some MRSA, hflu, stenotrophomonas, listeria, pneumocystis jirovecii MOd: enteric GNR, s pneumo, salmonella, shigella, nocardia
 poor: pseudo, anaerobes, enterococci, s progenies
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *mix of vanc + metronidazole Good: many G+ anaerobes
 mod: staph aureus, strep pyogenes, g- anaerobes, chlamydia, p. jirovecii, actinomyces, toxoplasma
 Poor: enterococci, cdiff, gram negative aerobes
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | polyene Good: most species of candida/asergillus, crytococcus, dimorphic, many moulds
 mod: zygomycetes
 poor: candida lusitaniae
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *monitorable levels. check peak 2 hours post dose antimetabolite
 good: in combo with ampho: cryptococcus, most species of candida
 mod: mono: cryptococcus, most species of candida
 poor: moulds, candida krusei
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | azole Good: candida albicans, tropicalis, parapsilosis, lusitaniae, cryptococcus, coccidioides
 mod: candida glabrata
 poor: moulds, many dimorphic fungi, candida krusei
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *capsules less BA than solution broader spectrum azole
 Good: candida albicans, tropicalis, parapsilosis, lusitaniae, cryptococcus, aspergillus, many dimorphic
 poor: moulds, candida glabrata, zygomycetes, candida krusei
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *DOC for aspergillosis Mould azole
 Good: candida albicans, tropicalis, parapsilosis, lusitaniae, cryptococcus, aspergillus, many other moulds
 Mod: C. glabrata, krusei, albicans that are flucon resistant, fusarium
 poor: zygomycetes
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *analog of itra w more fungi activity. Mainly prophylaxis for high risk patients Good: Good: candida albicans, tropicalis, parapsilosis, lusitaniae, krusei, aspergillus, many dimorphic, zygomycetes, moulds
 Mod: fusarium, candida glabrata
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | *becoming DOC for invasive candidiasis echinocandins
 good: Good: candida albicans, glabrata, kruseitropicalis, lusitaniae, aspergillus,
 mod: Candida parapsilosis, some dimorphic fungi
 Poor: zygomycetes and most non-aspergillus moulds, cryptococcus neoformans
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