Abx (random) Flashcards
What is the CRP and procalcitonin level for infection?
CRP >40
Procalcitonin >0.5 to start abx
Why is doxycycline CI in pregnancy?
Cross placental barrier, concentrate in metal bones and dentition (teeth)
What antibiotics are not suitable for pregnancy?
Tetracycline, fluoroquinolone, co-trimoxazole, aminoglycosides, nitrofurantoin (near term)
Why is fluoroquinolone CI in pregnancy?
Arthropathy (in animal studies)
Why is co-trimoxazole CI in pregnancy?
1st trimester: neural tube defects (folate antagonism of TMP)
3rd trimester: kernicterus
What are examples of time-dependent antibiotics?
Beta-lactams
What are examples of concentration-dependent antibiotics?
Aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, metronidazole
What drugs can be used to treat CNS infections? (can cross BBB)
Ampicillin, 3rd & 4th gen cephalosporin, meropenem, vancomycin
Why cannot use daptomycin for pneumonia?
It is inactivated by lung surfactants
Which classes are bactericidal?
Beta-lactams
Glycopeptides (vancomycin)
Aminoglycosides
Fluoroquinolones
Which classes are bacteriostatic?
Macrolides, clindamycin, tetracyclines, trimethoprim and sulphonamides, nitrofurantoin
What are QTc prolonging abx?
Macrolides, fluoroquinolone, azoles
What are nephrotoxic abx?
Aminoglycosides, vancomycin, amphotericin B
What are abx that cause photosensitivity?
Tetracyclines, fluoroquinolone, sulfonamides, pyrazinamide
What abx targets pseudomonas?
Pip-tazo, ceftazidime, cefepime, levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, aminoglycosides, meropenem, imipenem, aztreonam (9)
What abx targets atypicals?
Tetracyclines, macrolides, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin (4)
What abx targets C diff?
Vancomycin (PO), metronidazole