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What is meant by the term, “selective toxicity”?

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The ability to kill or inhibit growth of a microorganism without harming host cells

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What is the difference between an antibiotic and an antimicrobial?

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Abx = naturally derivedAntimicrobial = lab derived

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What is bacteriostatic?

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Inhibiting growth of bacteria, but not actually killing them

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What is bactericidal?

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Killing bacteria

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When would you use a bacteriostatic drug?

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When host defenses can be counted on

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When would you use a bactericidal drug?

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Immunocompromised, prophylacticly, or with lethal strains of bacteria

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7
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What is antibiotic synergism?

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When a combination of two or more abx have an enhanced activity when administered together

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What is antibiotic antagonism?

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When a combination of abx interfere with one another, and reduce overall effectiveness

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What are broad spectrum abx?

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Abx that are effective against a large variety of bacteria

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of broad spectrum abx?

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Advantage = kill w/o knowing etiologyDisadvantage = kill gut flora

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What are narrow spectrum abx?

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Abx that are effective against only a small subset of bacteria

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What are the advantages/disadvantages of using narrow spectrum abx?

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Advantage: Avoid disrupting normal floraDis: must have specific disease to target

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13
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Do abx cause resistance?

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No, genetic mutations do

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14
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What are the three results of an abx test?

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SensitiveIntermediateResistant

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15
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What would you do if you had an intermediate resistance abx, if you still wanted it to be effectie

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Target the abx to the body sites and increase dosage

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Why should pts alway finish their dose of abx?

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To allow immune system to kill off any surviving resistant cells

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What is empiric therapy for abx?

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Treatment while waiting for lab results (broad spectrum abx)

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18
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What are the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic properties of abx that must be considered when administering abx?

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Concentration of abx at site of infection must be adequate for a prolonged duration

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What are the four ways that bacteria break down/avoid death by abx?

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  1. Hydolysis2. Chemical modification3. Alteration of target4. Altered permeability5. Lack of target
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20
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What is the MIC?

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Minimal inhibitory concentration- A measure of the lowest concentration of the antimicrobial agent that inhibits visible growth of bacteria after 18-24 hours of incubation

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What is the MBC?

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Minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) – the lowest concentration of antibiotic without visible bacterial growth on agar after 18-24 hours incubation.

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What is the E-test?

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Strips of varying [C] of abx placed on an agar plate with bacteria multiplying.

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What is the disk diffusion assay (Kirby-Bauer test)?

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When discs are placed on an agar plate with bacteria dividing

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What does it mean for an abx to be cell wall active?

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it disrupts peptidoglycan synthesis

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What are cell wall active abx effective against/what must the bacteria be doing for it to take effect?

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Dividing bacteria

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What are membrane active abx?

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Abx that interfere or disrupts with the membrane

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27
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Are membrane active abx effective against resting or actively dividing bacteria? How about cell wall active?

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Membrane active effective against bothCell wall active only effective against dividing bacteria

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28
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What is the MOA of Beta-lactams?

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Inhibits cell wall synthesis

29
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What type of abx are penicillins?

30
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What type of abx are cephalosporins?

31
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What type of abx are cephamycins?

32
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What type of abx are carbaenems? Monobactams?

33
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What is the enzyme that penicillin disrupts? What is the function of this enzyme?

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Penicillin binding proteins/transpeptidases.This enz crosslinks L-lysine to an alanine in the NAM/NAG of the peptidoglycan chain

34
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Are beta-lactams bacteriocidal or inhibitory?

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Bacteriocidal

35
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What type of bacteria are B-lactams ineffective against?

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against species that lack cell wall (e.g. Mycoplasma), those with very impenetrable walls, or those that produce Beta-lactamase

36
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What is the difference between cephalosproins and penicillin?

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Cephalosporins are more resistant to B-lactamase, and have a longer half-life

37
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What are the ways in which resistance to B-lactams is brought about? (4)

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  1. Altered transpeptidases2. Altered outer membrane permeability3, Presence of efflux pumps4. Chemical modification of abx
38
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What is the MOA of Vancomycin?

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Recognizes and binds to the two D-alanine residue ands of the peptide cchaines of NAM//NAG in peptidoglycan, preventing transpeptidase function

39
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How is resistance to Vanco brought about?

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By changing the D-ala residue on the NAM to a D-lactate, preventing the binding of vanco

40
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What is the MOA of bacitracin?

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Interferes with dephosphorylation of bactoprenol, which carries NAM/NAG residues from the inner to the outer surface of a cell membrane

41
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Are tetracyclines bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal?

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bacteriostatic

42
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What is the MOA of tetracyclines?

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inhibit protein synthesis by binding to the 30S ribosomal subunit of the ribosome and inhibiting the binding of the amino-acyl tRNA to the mRNA-ribosome complex.

43
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Do tetracyclines act on both gram positive and gram negative bacteria?

44
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Are tetracyclines considered broad or narrow spectrum abx?

45
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What is the MOA of aminoglycosides?

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They irreversibly bind to the 30S ribosomal subunit

46
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Are ainoglycoside generally bactericidal or bacteriostatic?

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Bactericidal

47
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What type of bacteria are aminoglycosides ineffective against?

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Anearobic bacteria

48
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What type of abx is gentamycin?

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Aminoglycoside

49
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What type of abx is streptomycin?

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Aminoglycoside

50
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What type of abx is kanamycin?

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Aminoglycoside

51
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What type of abx is neomycin?

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Aminoglycoside

52
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What is the MOA of macrolides?

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bind to the 50S ribosomal subunit

53
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Are macrolides bacteriocidal or bacteriostatic?

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bacteriostatic

54
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What type of abx is clarithromycin?

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Macrolides

55
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What type of abx is azithromycin?

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Macrolides

56
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What type of abx is erythremycin?

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Macrolides

57
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What type of abx is dirithromycin?

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Macrolides

58
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What type of abx is roxithromycin?

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Macrolides

59
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What type of abx is telithroomycin?

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Macrolides

60
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When are macolides generally used?

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When pt has an allergy to penicillin

61
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What is the MOA of Quinolones?

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inhibiting DNA gyrase (topoisomerase II) and/or topoisomerase IV activity of many Gram positive and Gram-negative bacteria

62
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Are Quinolones bactericidal or bacteristatic?

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Bacteriocidal

63
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What type of abx are nalidixic acid, ciprofloxacin and the newer fluoroquinolones, such as danofloxacin, difloxacin, enrofloxacin, marbofloxacin, and orbifloxacin.

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Quinolones

64
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What is the MOA of rifampin/rifabutin? Is this baceriocidal or bacteriostatic?

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Binds to and inhibits RNA polBacteriocidal

65
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What is the MOA of metronidazole? Is this bacteriocidal or bacterstatic?

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Toxic compound to DNABactericidal

66
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What are antimetabolites?

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Abx that inhibit a part of bacterial metabolism

67
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What type of abx are sulfonamides? What is the MOA?

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Antimetabolite MOA = inhibits folate synthesis

68
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What type of abx are DHFR inhibitors (trimethoprim)? What is the MOA?

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Antimetabolite MOA = inhibits folate synthesis

69
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Why aren’t drugs that inhibit folate metabolism detrimental to mammals?

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Mammals get folate from the diet, they do not synthesize it, and so there is selective toxicity.

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