AB specifics

Question 1

Penicillin V MOA

Answer 1

1. bactericidal (primary)
   - only when they are actively growing and synthesizing a cell wall
2. bacteriostatic

Question 2

Penicillin V spectrum of activity

Answer 2

1. G-pos cocci (streptococci)
2. G-pos rods
3. most oral anaerobes
4. treponema pallidum (syphilis)

Question 3

Penicillin V prime determinant of efficacy

Answer 3

length of time the [ ] of the AB in the infected area is greater than the MIC of the infecting organism

Question 4

how is Penicillin V excreted

Answer 4

90-100% by the kidneys