Table 2

Table 2
Table 2

. Antimicrobial spectrum (4 quadrants of “coverage”)

Aerobic

bacteria

Anaerobic

bacteria

Spectrum Gram

(+)

Gram

(-)

Gram

(+)

Gram

(-)

Examples
Broad + + + + cefoxitin, chloramphenicol, imipenam, tetracyclines
Intermediate + + + ± carbenicillin, ticarcillin, ceftiofur, penicillin/clavulanic acid, cephalosporins
+ ± + ± ampicillin, amoxicillin
Narrow + aztreonam, polymyxin
+ ± + ± benzyl penicillin 0
+ + aminoglycosides, spectinomycin, sulfonamides, trimethoprim
+ + enrofloxacin
+ + + lincosamides, macrolides, pleuromutilins, vancomycin
+ + bacitracin
+ + nitroimidazoles
±-variable activity .

 

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