What Antibiotic?
This topical antibiotic is a good choice for localized impetigo.
What is mupirocin?
Strep pharyngitis is currently most commonly treated with amoxicillin x ___ days, which helps reduce incidence of rheumatic fever.
What is 10 days?
This antibiotic classically causes red man syndrome
What is vancomycin?
This website shows you our MSCH antibiogram
What is the Infonet?
This antibiotic is routinely used at CHONY when working up neutropenic fever.
What is zosyn?
This oral antibiotic commonly used for skin and soft tissue infections provides excellent MSSA and Strep coverage but does not cover for MRSA
What is keflex? (or cefazolin)
A patient found to have MSSA bacteremia should almost always have this test done as part of their workup.
What is an echocardiogram?
This antibiotic is classically associated with increased risk of developing C diff
What is clindamycin?
This Epic tab in the Summary section is very useful in finding what organisms a patient has previously grown and what antibiotics they are susceptible to.
What is the micro tab?
This nearby outpatient pharmacy can readily provide most antibiotics in liquid formulation and is open Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 10-4, and closed on Sundays.
What is Melbran?
These are the equivalent oral options of the following IV antibiotics, respectively: ampicillin, unasyn, and ancef.
What are amoxicillin, augmentin (amox-clav), and keflex (cephalexin)?
This question should always be asked in regards to administration of IV antibiotics in a patient with a CLABSI.
What line/where is the antibiotic running through?
This class of antibiotics can cause tooth discoloration
What are tetracyclines?
This resource is widely used for antibiotic dosing recommendations
What is Lexicomp/Up to Date?
Our CHONY isolates of MSSA and MRSA are >95% susceptible to this antibiotic with good oral bioavailability?
What is bactrim?
This is the standard treatment for outpatient community-acquired pneumonia (include antibiotic and dose)
What is amoxicillin 90 mg/kg/day (high-dose amoxicillin)?
These two patient groups should be treated for AOM regardless of symptom severity.
What is <6 months old or 6-24 months old with bilateral AOM?
This antibiotic can displace bilirubin from albumin and as such is largely avoided in neonates <28 days old due to potential increased risk of kernicterus.
What is ceftriaxone?
Usually within 2 hours of reporting a positive blood culture, the lab will run this test for rapid preliminary organism identification.
What is a Biofire/BCID2 panel?
This chat can be used from 8am to 8pm to approve restricted antimicrobials
What is MSCH Antibiotic Approval?
This antibiotic concentrates heavily in the bladder, making it a good choice for uncomplicated UTIs but a poor choice for complicated UTIs.
What is macrobid (nitrofurantoin)?
Strep pneumo modifies these in order to develop resistance to beta-lactams
What are penicillin-binding proteins?
Bactrim should be avoided in a patient with this genetic condition.
What is G6PD?
This resource on Epic can assist with vancomycin dosing by level.
What is Insight Rx?
This floor is the home to our microbiology lab.
What is the 3rd floor?