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Organisms AffectedAntibioticMethod of Delivery
Broad spectrum covering staph and mycobacteriumN/A
Broad Spectrum, Much less resistance, Does not treat pseudomonasIV
Streptococci, Staphylococci, Enteric GNRIV
Gram - NOT including Proteus or Pseudomonas, Useful for enterococcus (especially vancomycin resistant infections)N/A
Streptococci, Staphylococci, Enteric GNR, Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, AnaerobesIV
Enteric GNR, PseudomonasIV
Gram – rods including Pseudomonas (but there is increasing resistance to it), B. Anthracis (anthrax), STDs (NOT syphillis or gonorrhea) IV/PO
Same as azithromycin (respiratory pathogens)PO
Streptococci, Staphylococci, Enteric GNR, AnaerobesIV
Streptococci, Treponema, Oral Anaerobes, Haemophilus, ListeriaIV/PO
GNR not anaerobes (includes situations where the environment is anaerobic like intra-abdominal abscesses), PseudomonasN/A
Vancomycin resistant Gram +IV
Broad spectrum for gram positive and gram negative organisms in the urinary tractN/A
Streptococci, Staphylococci, Enteric GNRIV
Intrcellular Bacteria, StaphylococciIV/PO
Very good against Gram + including StaphN/A
Streptococci, Staphylococci, Enteric GNR, AnaerobesIV
Streptococci, Staphylococci, Enteric GNR, Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, AnaerobesIV
More potent against Gram +, Less potent against Gram - , More Anaerobes (oral)IV/PO
Same as clarithromycin, but particulary effective for those with Chlamydia infectionIV/PO
GNR not anaerobes (includes situations where the environment is anaerobic like intra-abdominal abscesses), PseudomonasN/A
Respiratory Gram +, Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, Legionella (intracellular pathogens), Helicobacter/Campilobacter (Gram -)IV/PO
Streptococci, Staphylococci, Enteric GNRIV
Streptococci, Staphylococci, Enteric GNR, Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, AnaerobesIV
Gram positive spectrum – can be used to treat organisms that are resistant to β-lactams and glycopeptides, Resistant Gram +, VR-MRSAN/A
Gram +, C. difficileIV/PO
Streptococci, Treponema, Oral Anaerobes, Haemophilus, Listeria, Enteric GNR, Pseudomonas IV
Streptococci, Treponema, Oral Anaerobes, Haemophilus, Listeria, Enteric GNR, Pseudomonas IV
Organisms AffectedAntibioticMethod of Delivery
Staphylococci only!PO
Streptococci, Staphylococci, Enteric GNRPO
C. difficile, Vancomycin resistant EnterocicciPO
Staphylococci only!IV
Streptococci, Staphylococci, Enteric GNR, AnaerobesIV
Vancomycin resistant Gram +IV
Anaerobic GNR, Enteric GNR, Pseudomonas, AcinetobacterIV
Enteric GNR, PseudomonasIV
Broad (does not include Strep or Pseudomonas), N/A
Broad Spectrum, Lots of resistancePO
Good for streptococcal infections, Gram – and Pseudomonas, Mycoplasma/Chlamydia/Legionella (good for respiratory pathogens)IV/PO
Anaerobes, C difficile, Amoebae(Giardia, Entamoeba, Trichimonas)IV/PO
Kills gram positive organismsN/A
Gram + spectrum (especially resistant ones), but NOT E. faecalis (EnterococcusN/A
Used primarily in multi-drug resistant TuberculosisN/A
Gram + (strep and staph), Anaerobic organismsN/A
Erythyromycin + (less resistant), Atypical Mycobacteria infections (not TB)PO
Multi-drug resistant GNRN/A
Streptococci, Staphylococci, Enteric GNR, HaemophilusIV/PO
Staphylococci only!IV
Oral AnaerobesPO
Broad Spectrum , Intracellular BacteriaIV/PO
Group A Streptococci, Treponema (syphilis)IV
Gram +, abx resistant bacteria: MRSA, Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, but not E.faecalis IV/PO
Streptococci, Staphylococci, Enteric GNRPO
M. tuberculosis. F. tularensis, Yersinis pestisN/A
Gram - spectrumN/A
Broad Spectrum ActivityN/A
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