Abx Flashcards
Alteration if cell wall synthesis (b lactams)
Penicillin, cephalosporin, monobactam, carbapenem
Alteration of cell wall synthesis (polypeptide abx)
Bacitracin
Alteration of cell wall synthesis (glycopeptide abx)
Vancomycin
Alteration of bacterial protein synthesis (abx affecting the 30S ribosomal subunit)
Aminoglycosides, tetracyclins
Alteration of bacterial prt synth (abx affecting the 50S ribosomal subunit)
Chloramphenicol, macrolides(erthromycin),lincosamide(clindamycin),streptogramins
Alteration of nucleic acid synthesis
Quinolone, metronidazole, rifampin
Alteration of membrane function (lipopeptide abx)
Daptomycin
Alteration of membrane function (polypeptide abx)
Polymyxin
Antimetabolite abx
Sulphonamides, trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole (given in combination)