Antibacterial Drugs Flashcards
clostridium perfringens
metronidazole, chloramphenicol, penicillin G
what kind of killers are beta lactams? what does this imply?
time-dependent; since they have short half-lives you need shorter dosing intervals
penicillin G and V: spectrum
- gram positive anaerobes (notably, C. perfringens)
- gram positive (notably, 1st line for strep throat)
- narrow gram negative: neisseria meningiditis
- Syphilis
what is oxacillin?
a beta lactam penicillin antibiotic used against beta-lactamase-positive staph
amoxicillin: class, uses
- beta lactam
- otitis media in children caused by strep pneumoniae
- alternate choice for Lyme disease
2 important uses that ampicillin has that amoxicillin doesn’t
meningitis, GI infections
otitis media by strep pneumoniae (2)
amoxicillin, TMP/SMX
ticarcillin: class, uses
- beta lactam
- broad gram negative spectrum (notably, Pseudomonas aeruginosa)
piperacillin: class, uses
- beta lactam
- broad gram negative spectrum like ticarcillin, but also more Pseudomonas and Klebsiella
pseudomonas aeruginosa
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ciprofloxacin, ceftazidime, ticarcillin, tobramycin, piperacillin, norfloxacin, gentamicin
mechanism of clavulanic acid and tazobactam
beta-lactam “analogs” that bind irreversibly to beta-lactamase
mechanism of beta-lactams
competitively and irreversibly inhibit PBPs which catalyze cell wall cross-links
mechanism of cephalosporins
they are beta-lactams = competitively and irreversibly inhibit PBPs
1st generation cephalosporins: uses, two drugs
- gram positive
- surgical prophylaxis for skin flora
- drugs: cefazolin, cephalexin
surgical prophylaxis for skin flora
cefazolin
3rd generation cephalosporins: uses, two drugs
- gram negative
- ceftriaxone, ceftazidime
ceftriaxone: uses
- common types of meningitis
- gonorrhea
ceftazidime: use
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
only beta-lactam with no cross-reaction with other beta-lactams
aztreonam
imipenem: what it is, uses
- broad spectrum beta lactam resistant to many beta-lactamases
- mixed, ill-defined, resistant infections (notably, C. perfringens)
aztreonam: what it is, use, unique aspect
- beta lactam
- gram negative aerobes
- no allergic cross-reactions with beta lactams
- beta lactam
- gram negative aerobes
- no allergic cross-reactions with beta lactams
aztreonam
vancomycin: what it is, -cidal or -static, mechanism, uses
- glycopeptide antibiotic
- bactericidal
- binds to free end (D-Ala-D-Ala) of pentapeptide, which interferes with crosslinking and elongation of peptidoglycan chains
- gram positives ONLY (notably, MRSA and C. difficile)
fosfomycin: mechanism, uses
- inhibits synthesis of peptidoglycan building blocks
- use: uncomplicated UTIs caused by E. coli, Enterococcus (2 F’s for 2 E’s)