ABX Flashcards
(18 cards)
Fluoroquinolones
Ciprofloxacin
Levofloxacin
Moxifloxacin
MOA of Fluoroquinolones
Bacterialcidal
inhibit DNA gyrase enzyme, inhibiting DNA synthesis
Macrolides
Azithromycin
Clarithromycin
Erythromcycin
MOA Macrolides
Protein Synthesis inhibition via anti 30S subunit
-Bacterostatic
Tetracyclines
Tetracycline
Doxycycline
Minocycline
*Spirochetes
Aminoglycosides
Gentamicin
Neomycin
Tobramycin
MOA Aminoglycosides
Protein Synthesis inhibition via anti 30S subunit
-Bacterocidal
Beta-lactamase inhibitors
Clavulanic Acid
Sulbactam
Tazobactam
MOA of Beta-lactamase inhibitors
- Cell Wall inhibitor
- Bactericidal - blocks cross linking
Cephalosporins 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
1st- Cefazolin (Ancef), Cephalexin (Keflex)
2nd- Cefoxitin, cefuroximine
3rd- Ceftriaxone (Rocephin), Ceftazidime, 4th- Cefepime
MOA of Cephalosporins
- Bactericidal
- inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis
PCN’s
Penicillin G Amoxicillin Ampicillin Oxacillin Dicloxacillin Piperacillin
MOA of PCN’s
Bactericidal
-block cross linking, inhibiting cell wall synthesis
Carbapenems
Imipenem
Meropenem
(Broadest activity - no activity against MRSA)
Gram + Cocci
Staph aureus
Strep epidermis
Strep pneumo
Gram + Bacilli
Clostridium tetani
Clostridium botulinum
Clostridium difficile
Gram - Cocci
N. meningitidis
N. gonorrhoeae
Gram - Bacilli
*SHIT ton
E. Coli, Kleb pneumo, Pseudomonas, H flu, etc….