Which antibiotic for which infection?

[Mr Pharm S]

Anyone got any references or tables or list of antibiotics to say what bacteria each is effective against?

i.e. GR+ve, GR-ve, Strep, Staph etc

Nice one!

[Nik]

Not an exhaustive list but

http://www.dragpharma.cl/pdfs/antibiotic-talbles.pdf

[mm45]

Thats a table for infections in horses..

The chapter in the BNF is pretty good to be honest, or any decent pharmacology text book or for a very simplified table look in the oxford handbook of clinical medicine, theres a table there for medics and which organism each antibiotic is effective against.

[Jeff]

Anyone got any references or tables or list of antibiotics to say what bacteria each is effective against?

i.e. GR+ve, GR-ve, Strep, Staph etc

Nice one!

In real life (with local variations in antibiotic resistance) it's determined locally - your PCT should be able to provide the current recommendations for your area - but it might be faster to ask the practice manager at your local surgery.

Jeff

[Nik]

Thats a table for infections in horses..

Whoops ! Did a quick google check and that was one of the first things that came up.... should've looked more closely

[cheapshots]

Go to your local hospital and nick their antibiotic guidelines, there are a few on every ward!!!

Being more serious now, if you know any hospital pharmacists, ask them to print you a copy of the guidelines, they're very uselful. My hospital doesnt have an electronic copy otherwise I would have been more than happy to email you.

[Rafael]

waiting for lazy's reply! junior hospital pharmacist lol

[cheapshots]

waiting for lazy's reply! junior hospital pharmacit lol

[Lazy Nite]

Hey ppl

I can’t exactly show my hospital’s antibiotic policy, as that would reveal too much about me. But if you call the medicines information department at your local hospital (as cheapshots has said), then they can email or post you a copy.

If not then, I’ve found the following PJ articles really useful:

Antibacterial therapy

Also, have a look at the CPPE package for ‘Antibiotics’…that’s helped me a lot too.

You could also just try googling ‘Antibiotic policy’

Hope that helps

All the best

[Rafael]

Hey ppl

I can’t exactly show my hospital’s antibiotic policy, as that would reveal too much about me.

you are so funny lazy!