08.19 - Drug Tx of Bacterial Infections (Sweatman) - Questions Flashcards
Unproductive cough in pneumonia suggests
Viral or mycoplasma etiology
Most important factor in successful treatment of pneumonia is
early intervention
2 most common causes of nosocomial pneumonia
S Aureus; P Aueruginosa
Most common cause of pneumonia in DM or Alcoholic
Klebsiella Pneuminae
Most common etiology of pneumonia in 18-40 yo
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae
Tx of Legionnaires
Azithro or Carithromycin
Respiratory Quinolones
Levofloxacin, Cirpofloxacin, Moxifloxacin
Who gets Legionnaires
Men >50; Smokers/Chronic Lung Dz; Immunocompromised
Abx for Outpatient, no modifying factors
Macrolide or Doxycycline
1st gen macrolide? 2nd? 3rd?
Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin
For aminoglycoside, you should think
Gentamicin
Abx for Outpatient, COPD, no steroids or abx in 3 months
2nd gen Macrolide or Doxycycline
MOA for Macrolides
50s ribosomal inhibitor: Blocks translocation
MOA for Tetracyclines
30s ribosomal inhibitor: Blocks protein synthesis
MOA for Fluoroquinolones
DNA Gyrase inhibitor: Prevents DNA replication
MOA for Penicillins
Block cell wall cross-linking
MOA for Carbopenem
Blocks cell wall cross-linking
MOA for Cephalosporins
Inhibit cell wall cross-linking
MOA for Aminoglycosides
30s Ribosomal inhibitor
Resistance mech for Macrolides
Ribosomal methylation and mutation of 23S rRNA; Active efflux
Resistance for Tetracyclines
Decreased entry and increased efflux; Target insensitivity
Resistance for Fluoroquinolones
Mutation of DNA Gyrase; Active efflux
Resistance for Penicillins
Drug inactivation (b-lactamase); Altered PBPs; Decreased permeability of gram positive outer membrane; Active efflux
Resistance for Cephalosporins
Drug inactivation (b-lactamase); Altered PBPs; Decreased permeability of gram positive outer membrane; Active efflux
Resistance for Aminoglycosides
Drug inactivation ; Decreased perm of gram neg outer membrane; Active efflux; Ribosomal methylation
No etiologic agent in ___% of nosocomial pneumonia
50%
3 indicated drugs for most nosocomial pneumonia
Impipenem/Cilastin; Aztreonam; Ceftazidime
When should Vancomycin be used
MRSA
50% of isolates in hospitalized patients with aspiration pneumonia are
Gram negative enteric bacilli
Abx for Aspiration Pneumonia
Clindamycin
MOA of Clindamycin
50S ribosomal inhibitor