ANTIBIOTICS POWER POINT PRESENTATION
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Many antibiotics require renal dosing, such as vancomycin. If you’re unsure the dose call the pharmacist.
ID approval is required for many antibiotics such as vancomycin, levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin. Call the ID fellow for approval when required.
Use your Sanford Guide and hospital antibiograms to help guide you
Sanford Guide now has an app for iphones – very useful on the wards!
Epocrates app also has useful guides
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Basics
Make sure you try to collect cultures before starting antibioticsMany antibiotics require renal dosing, such as vancomycin. If you’re unsure the dose call the pharmacist.
ID approval is required for many antibiotics such as vancomycin, levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin. Call the ID fellow for approval when required.
Use your Sanford Guide and hospital antibiograms to help guide you
Sanford Guide now has an app for iphones – very useful on the wards!
Epocrates app also has useful guides
Antibiotics classes
Beta-lactams*
Aminoglycosides
Quinolones*
Macrolides*
Lincosamides*
Metronidazole*
Glycopeptides
Oxazolidinones
Streptogramins
Lipopeptides
Tetracyclines
Chloramphenicol
Polymyxins
Sulfonamides
Trimethoprim
Rifamycins
Nitrofurantoin