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Drug spectrums
spectrum of various drugs
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Medical
Graduate
09/26/2009

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Term
chloramphenicol
Definition
gram+, gram - and anaerobic
Term
clindamycin
Definition
gram+, anaerobes
Term
linezolid
Definition

gram+

including MRSA and VRE

Term

macrolides

erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin

Definition

gram+

some gram-

atypials: Legionella, mycoplasma, etc

Term
doxycycline
Definition

Chalmydia trachomatis

mycoplasma pneumoniae

brucella, rickettsia

acne

Term

aminoglycosides

streptomycin

gentamicin

tobramycin

Definition
AEROBIC gram negatives
Term
fluoroquinolone (-floxacin drugs)
Definition

gram negatives esp. pseudomonas

+ UTIs and gram+ osteomyelitis

Term
Vancomycin
Definition
ALL gram + bugs
Term
TMP-SMX
Definition
aerobic gram + and gram -
Term
bactericidal to aerobic gram negatives
Definition
Gentamicin
Term
covers enteric gram-negatives
Definition
TMP-SMX
Term
Used for pinworms and roundworms
Definition
Mebendazole
Term

used for protozas

 

works by binding DNA

Definition

metronidazole

aka Flagyl

Term
used for Schistosome infections
Definition
Praziquantel
Term
Use to clear liver hypnozoites of Plasmodium vivax and ovale infections
Definition
primaquine
Term
WHO recommended first line anti-malarial, derived from chinese medicine
Definition
artemisinin
Term
most P. falciparum species are resistant to this drug
Definition
Chloroquine
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