Anti-microbials Flashcards
Bacitracin
Glycopeptides
Inhibits synthesis or damage to cell wall
Penicillins
B-lactam
Inhibits synthesis or damage to cell wall
Cephalosporins
B-lactam
Inhibits synthesis or damage to cell wall
Monobactams
B-lactams - aztreonam
Inhibits synthesis or damage to cell wall
Carbapenems
B-lactams - impenem, panipenem, meropenem
Inhibits synthesis or damage to cell wall
Polymixins
Inhibits synthesis or damages cytoplasmic membrane
Daptomycin
Inhibits synthesis or damage to cytoplasmic membrane
B-lactamase inhibitors (name and mechanism)
Clavulanate, sulbactam, tazobactam
Bacterial cell wall inhibitors
Tetracyclines
Tetracycline, doxycycline, minocycline
Inhibits bacterial ribosome actions (protein synthesis)
Macrolides
Erythromycin, ketolides
Inhibits bacterial ribosome actions (protein synthesis)
Aminoglycosides
Streptomycin, gentamicin, neomycin
Inhibits bacterial ribosomal actions (protein synthesis)
Spectinomycin
Inhibits ribosomal actions (protein synthesis)
Clindamycin
Inhibits bacterial ribosomal action (protein synthesis)
Mupirocin
Inhibits bacterial ribosomal actions (protein synthesis)
Chloramphenicol
Inhibits ribosomal actions (protein synthesis)