Clostridium (not difficile)

Background

Antibiotic Sensitivities[1]

Category Antibiotic Sensitivity
PenicillinsPenicillin GS
Penicillin VS
Anti-Staphylocccal PenicillinsMethicillinX1
Nafcillin/OxacillinX1
Cloxacillin/Diclox.X1
Amino-PenicillinsAMP/AmoxS
Amox-ClavS
AMP-SulbS
Anti-Pseudomonal PenicillinsTicarcillinS
Ticar-ClavS
Pip-TazoS
PiperacillinS
CarbapenemsDoripenemS
ErtapenemS
ImipenemS
MeropenemS
AztreonamR
FluroquinolonesCiprofloxacinI
OfloxacinI
PefloxacinX1
LevofloxacinS
MoxifloxacinI
GemifloxacinX1
GatifloxacinS
1st G CephaloCefazolinX1
2nd G. CephaloCefotetanS
CefoxitinS
CefuroximeS
3rd/4th G. CephaloCefotaximeS
CefizoximeS
CefTRIAXoneS
CeftarolineX1
CefTAZidimeS
CefepimeX1
Oral 1st G. CephaloCefadroxilX1
CephalexinX1
Oral 2nd G. CephaloCefaclor/LoracarbefX1
CefproxilS
Cefuroxime axetilS
Oral 3rd G. CephaloCefiximeR
CeftibutenX1
Cefpodox/Cefdinir/CefditorenX1
AminoglycosidesGentamicinX1
TobramycinX1
AmikacinX1
ChloramphenicolS
ClindamycinI
MacrolidesErythromycinI
AzithromycinS
ClarithromycinS
KetolideTelithromycinX1
TetracyclinesDoxycyclineS
MinocyclineS
GlycylcyclineTigecyclineS
DaptomycinX1
Glyco/LipoclycopeptidesVancomycinS
TeicoplaninS
TelavancinS
Fusidic AcidS
TrimethoprimX1
TMP-SMXX1
Urinary AgentsNitrofurantoinX1
FosfomycinX1
OtherRifampinX1
MetronidazoleS+
Quinupristin dalfoppristinX2
LinezolidX2
ColistimethateX1

Key

  • S susceptible/sensitive (usually)
  • I intermediate (variably susceptible/resistant)
  • R resistant (or not effective clinically)
  • S+ synergistic with cell wall antibiotics
  • U sensitive for UTI only (non systemic infection)
  • X1 no data
  • X2 active in vitro, but not used clinically
  • X3 active in vitro, but not clinically effective for Group A strep pharyngitis or infections due to E. faecalis
  • X4 active in vitro, but not clinically effective for strep pneumonia

Table Overview

See Also

References

  1. Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2014
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