"Doctor did you know your next patient is a micro alert ?"

What does this mean? Do we have to suit up as if there has been an outbreak of Ebola? Will Cefazolin 2g suffice? I just pushed in the vancomycin as recommended - why is the patient now on noradrenaline?????

This week I am joined by Jodie Jamieson - an anaesthetic colleague and Claire Kendrick a pharmacist here at KEMH. We discuss the most commonly encountered microbiology alerts, especially MRSA and important safety points concerning some of the less commonly encountered antibiotics.

Thanks Jodie and Claire!

Note these are the microbiology alerts used in Western Australia - they will not be the same in other parts of the world!

USEFUL LINKS

Therapeutic Guidelines - https://www.tg.org.au

KEMH Clinical Guidelines for health professionals - https://www.kemh.health.wa.gov.au/For-health-professionals/Clinical-guidelines/OG