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Antibiotic Ladder (Empiric coverage Abx regimens (UTI (Amoxicillin (If…
Antibiotic Ladder
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Flouroquinolones
in baseball, have to get from first to second etc to get home.
Correlation of flouroquinolones to subsequent generations is that all subsequent generations contain aspects of the first
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Gram +
3rd gen
Moxifloxacin
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can cover gram -, but too high on the ladder
Penicillin PCN
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Staph targeted drugs
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MRSA
Vancomycin
- often we start with Vanco for broad spectrum,
- on test though try to see if it is indeed MRSA. IF MSSA give Nafcillin
Linezolid (PO/IV) $$$
for VISA, VRSA, and Enterococcus (VRE)
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