Antibiotic Basics for Clinicians

BACTERIAL BASICS Cell Envelope Protein Production Replication Summary of Bacterial Basics ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS Antibiotics That Target the Cell Envelope beta-Lactam Antibiotics Penicillins Cephalosporins Carbapenems Monobactams Vancomycin Daptomycin Antibiotics That Block Protein Production Rifamycins Aminoglycosides Macrolides and Ketolides Tetracyclines and Glycylcyclines Chloramphenicol Clindamycin Streptogramins Linezolid Antibiotics That Target DNA and Replication Sulfa Drugs Quinolones Metronidazole Antimycobacterial Agents Summary of Antibacterial Agents DEFINITIVE THERAPY (RIGHT DRUG FOR BUG) Gram-Positive Bacteria Staphylococci Pneumococci Other Streptococci Enterococci Other Gram-Positive Bacteria Gram-Negative Bacteria Enterobacteriaceae Pseudomonas Neisseria Curved Gram-Negative Bacilli Other Gram-Negative Bacteria Anaerobic Bacteria Clostridia Anaerobic Gram-Negative Bacilli Atypical Bacteria Chlamydia Mycoplasma Legionella Brucella Francisella tularensis Rickettsia Spirochetes Treponema pallidum Borrelia burgdorferi Leptospira interrogans Mycobacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium avium Complex Mycobacterium leprae EMPIRIC THERAPY Pneumonia Urinary Tract Infections Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Meningitis Cellulitis Otitis Media Infective Endocarditis Intravascular-Related Catheter Infections Intra-Abdominal Infections CLINICAL CASES Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4 Case 5 Case 6 Case 7 Case 8 Case 9 Case 10 Case 11 Case 12 Answers to Clinical Cases REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Review Questions Answers to Review Questions APPENDICES Dosing of Antibacterial Agents in Adults Dosing of Antibacterial Agents in Children Dosing of Antibacterial Agents in Adults with Renal Insufficiency Antibacterial Agents in Pregnancy Generic and Trade Names of Commonly Used Antibacterial Agents Treatment of Infections Caused by Bacterial Agents of Bioterrorism Medical References Literary References Answers to Chapter Questions