Fluoroquinolones Antibiotics
- -floxacin
- Inhibits Topoisomerase II & IV
- Bactericidal
- Gram-negative Rods
- Pneumonia
- Gastrointestinal Infections
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Genital Infections
- Levofloxacin
- Ciprofloxacin
- Has Pseudomonas Coverage
- Avoid Polyvalent Cations
Fluoroquinolones Toxicities
- Diarrhea
- Skin Rash
- Headache
- Tendon Rupture in Adults
- Myalgias in Kids
- Damage to Cartilage
- Teratogen
- QT Prolongation
Clostridium difficile (Clostridioides difficile) Treatments
- Oral Vancomycin
- Fidaxomicin
- Metronidazole
- Stool Transplant
Daptomycin (Cubicin)
- Lipopeptide Antibiotic
- Disrupts Cell Membrane
- Causes Rapid Depolarization
- Gram-Positive Cocci
- MRSA
- Myopathy
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Inactivated by Surfactant
- Not Used (Avoid) for Pneumonia
Metronidazole
- Bactericidal
- Forms Free Radical Toxic Metabolites
- Damages DNA
- Giardia lamblia
- Entamoeba Histolytica
- Trichomonas
- Gardnerella
- Anaerobes
- Metallic taste
- Disulfiram like Reaction with Alcohol