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Penicillin G (Benzylpenicillin)
Penicillins
Ampicillin (Amoxicillin)
Cefaclor Cefuroxime
respiratory tract infection, urinary tract infection respiratory tract infection, surgical prophylaxis meningitis, healthcare-associated infections (HCAI)
Cephalosporins
3rd Generation
Cefotaxime
*There is cross-reactivity between penicillins and cephalosporins in 10% of patients who are allergic to penicillin. Monobactams Carbapenems Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors Co-Amoxiclav (Amoxicillin plus Clavulanic Acid) clavulanic acid is a -lactamase inhibitor added to amoxicillin, stable to -lactamase, broad spectrum, used on aerobes and anaerobes
Quinolones
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Other Antibiotics
Metronidazole
Metronidazole
anti-anaerobic agent, anti-protozoal agent broad spectrum of activity, may be combined with sulphonamide (called co-trimoxazole)
combination: prophylaxis in bowel surgery, abdominal sepsis urinary tract infection, co-trimoxazole: Pneumocystis carinii infection methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection (IV), C. difficile (oral) atypical bacterial infection such as legionella, H. pylori, mycoplasma
Trimethoprim
Trimethoprim