Antibiotics (English Edition)

ANTIBIOTICS

Important updates: 9/10/12, 2/28/13, 7/19/13

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Acyclovir
- Amikacin
- Aminoglycosides
- Amoxicillin
- Ampicillin
- Antibiotic dosing
- Azithromycin
- Aztreonam

- Bacteriostatic vs bactericidal antibiotics

- Cefazolin
- Ceftriaxone
- Cephalexin
- Cephalosporins
- Chloramphenicol
- Ciprofloxacin
- Clarithromycin
- Clindamycin

- Doxycycline

- Erythromycin
- Ethambutol

- Fluoroquinolones
- Indinavir
- Isoniazid
- Levofloxacin
- Linezolid

- Metronidazole (Flagyl)

- Nafcillin
- Nitrofurantoin

- Gentamicin

- Ofloxacin

- Penicillin
- Pyrazinamide

- Rifampin

- Sparfloxacin
- Sulfonamides
- Synercid (Quinupristin/dalfopristin)

- Tetracycline
- Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim)(Co-trimoxazole)

- Vancomycin
- Zidovudine
- Zosyn

- Other topics
- Timing of preoperative antibiotics