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erythromycin
- Macrolide, antibiotic
- Bacterialstatic, inhibit protein syntheis, broad spectrum
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Telithromycin
Macrolide, antibioticBacterialstatic, inhibit protein syntheis, broad spectrum
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Gentamicin
- Aminoglycosides
- Bacterialcidal, only effective with gram negative when used alone
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Penicillin G
- Natural penicillin
- Works on gram positive, susceptible to beta lactamase
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Penicillin V
- Natural penicillin
- Works on gram positive, susceptible to beta lactamase
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Methicillin
- Penicillinase-Resistant Penicillin
- Anti-staphylococcal penicillin
- Gram positive, resistant to staphylococcal PENICILLINASE
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Nafcillin
- Penicillinase-Resistant Penicillin
- Anti-staphylococcal penicillin
- Gram positive, resistant to staphylococcal PENICILLINASE
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Ampicillin
- Amino penicillin
- Improved activity against gram-positive and gram negative relative to natural penicillins, susceptible to beta-lactamase
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Amoxicillin
- Amino penicillin
- Improved activity against gram-positive and gram negative relative to natural penicillins, susceptible to beta-lactamase
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Piperacillin
- Extended Spectrum Penicillin
- Gram positive and most gram negative
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Clavulanic acid
Beta-lactamase Inhibitor
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Cefazolin
1st Generation Cephalosporin
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Cefuroxime
2nd Generation Cephalosporin
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Ceftriaxone
3rd Generation Cephalosporin
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Cefepime
4th Generation Cephalosporin
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Aztreonam
- Beta-Lactam Antibiotic
- Narrow spectrum --> gram-negative bacteria
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Imipenem
- Beta-lactam antibiotic
- Broad spectrum of activity: both gram-neg and postive
- Often administered with aminoglycosides, may induce beta-lactamases
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Vancomycin
- Non beta-lactam cell wall synthesis inhibitor
- Binds to the peptidoglycan polymer
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