What is the best way to study and learn which antibiotics are used on certain bacterial diseases?
Posted on November 06th, 2008 in Answers
I color outside the lines asked:
I have a microbiology final and I have to know these. Is there a way to categorize them or group them together? I have to know bacterial illnesses and the antibiotics that treat it for diseases of the skin and eyes, the CNS, the genitourinary system, the respiratory system, and the digestive system, so it's a LOT of material. Any helpful hints?
I have a microbiology final and I have to know these. Is there a way to categorize them or group them together? I have to know bacterial illnesses and the antibiotics that treat it for diseases of the skin and eyes, the CNS, the genitourinary system, the respiratory system, and the digestive system, so it's a LOT of material. Any helpful hints?
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November 7th, 2008
TRADE GENERICS CLASSIFICATION
AMIKIN AMIKACIN AMINOGLYCOSIDES
GARAMYCINGENTAMICINAMINOGLYCOSIDES
KANTREXKANAMYCINAMINOGLYCOSIDES
MYCIFRADINNEOMYCINAMINOGLYCOSIDES
NEBCINTROBRAMYCINAMINOGLYCOSIDES
INH ISONIAZID ANTITUBERCULOSIS
MYAMBUTOLETHAMBUTOLANTITUBERCULOSIS
PRIFTINRIFAPENTINEANTITUBERCULOSIS
RIFADINRIFAMPINANTITUBERCULOSIS
RIMACTANERIFAMPINANTITUBERCULOSIS
SEROMYCINCYCLOSERINEANTITUBERCULOSIS
TEBRAZIDPYRAZINAMIDEANTITUBERCULOSIS
INVANZ ERTAPENEM CARBAPENEMS
MERREMMEROPENEMCARBAPENEMS
PRIMAXINIMIPENEMCARBAPENEMS
CIPRO CIPROFLOXACIN FLUOROQUINOLONES
FACTIVEGEMIGLOXACINFLUOROQUINOLONES
FLOXINOFLOXACINEFLUOROQUINOLONES
LEVAQUINLEVOFLOXACINFLUOROQUINOLONES
MAXAQUINLOMEFLOXACINFLUOROQUINOLONES
NOROXINNORFLOXACINEFLUOROQUINOLONES
TEQUINGATIFLOXACINFLUOROQUINOLONES
ZAGAMSPARFLOXACINFLUOROQUINOLONES
BIAXIN CLARITHROMYCIN MACROLIDES
DYNABACDIRITHROMYCINMACROLIDES
EESERYTHROMYCINMACROLIDES
E-MYCINERYTHROMYCINMACROLIDES
ILOSONEERYTHROMYCINMACROLIDES
KETEKTELITHROMYCINMACROLIDES
ZITHROMAXAZITHROMYCINMACROLIDES
SEPTRA TREMETHOPRIM/SULFAMETHOXAZOLE SULFA AGENTS
MINOCIN MINOCYCLINE TETRACYCLINES
SUMYCINTETRACYCLINETETRACYCLINES
VIBRAMYCINDOXYCYCLINETETRACYCLINES
November 10th, 2008
Learn the exceptions. For example.. what drugs are contraindicated in pregnancy, which drugs have age criteria ex. tetracyclines) then learn the drugs of choice (first line vs second line). Broad spectrum vs limited (which can cross the BBB). Complicated cases (for example UTIs) Trust me there are way to many antibiotics to actually go thru them all. Consider indications and you make your studying alot more focused. The key is time management.
November 13th, 2008
Too late. Review your notes and hope for the best. If you flunk and have to repeat, many medical students and residents find Sanford’s Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy a useful little book to keep in their lab coats.
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