Picking The Right Medication: Antibiotics

OVERVIEW

How do I know which antibiotic to use? This is a question that can plague medical professionals who do not have a good approach to understanding antibiotics, and it can also traumatize trainees who become overwhelmed by the vast number of antibiotic choices that exist.

There are many different antibiotics out there! Lets work together to find a practical way to learn them that is clinically relevant (source)
There are many different antibiotics out there! Lets work together to find a practical way to learn them that is clinically relevant (source)

This page is meant to centralize all of the relevant information one would ever need to ultimately decide which antibiotic they should use to treat their patient.

HOW TO ORGANIZE THE INFORMATION ON ANTIBIOTICS

There are many different ways that the information on antibiotics can be organized. For those that are interested regarding the theory behind various approaches, this page can help explain the purpose/advantages/disadvantages of each approach. With that in mind, here are the basic ways that we can organize information regarding antibiotics:

 

Page Updated: 09.10.2016