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Antibiotic classes and actions Flashcards

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Aminoglycosides

A

Gentamicin.

Inhibits bacterial 30S ribosome.

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Beta Lactams

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Penicillins and cephalosporins and carbapenems.

Inhibit cell wall synthesis

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Glycopeptides (give example)

When would you use these and why?

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Vancomycin
Inhibits cell wall synthesis: Bind to acyl-D-alanyl-D-alanine in peptidoglycan, preventing further elongation of peptidoglycan chain.

High toxicity so only use with people hypersensitive to beta lactams or with MRSA.

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Tetracyclines

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Doxycycline.

Inhibits bacterial 30S ribosome.

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Macrolides

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Azithromycin.

Inhibits 50S ribosomal subunit

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Trimethoprim

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Inhibits folic acid synthesis

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Sulphonamides

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Sulfamethoxazole

Inhibits folic acid synthesis

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Fluoroquinolones

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Ciprofloxacin

Inhibits DNA gyrase

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Rifamycins

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Rifampicin

Inhibits RNA polymerase

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10
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Nitroimidazoles

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Metronidazole

Disrupts DNA strands

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Treat tonsillitis?

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Only if high fever, tender lymph nodes, white exudate on tonsils. Give oral penicillin or IV benzylpenicillin.

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DDX for tonsilitis

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EBV

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CA Pneumonia antibiotics

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Mild: Amoxycillin PO or doxycycline

Moderate: benzylpenicillin IV + doxycyline PO

Severe: IV ceftriaxone and arithromycin

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HA pneumonia antibiotics

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Mild: Augmentin PO (duofort)

Moderate: ceftriaxone IV

Severe: Tazosin (piperacillin + tazobactam) IV

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Antibiotics for UTI + common causative organisms

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E coli, proteus, staph sprophyticus, klebsiella

Trimethoprim for non-pregnant women and men

Cephalexin in pregnant women

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Antibiotics for surgical abdomen and common organisms

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GN, GP, anaerobes

IV Gentamicin + metronidazole + amoxycillin

17
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Cellulitis common organisms and antibiotics

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Streptococcus, staph aureus

Oral fluclox -> IV fluclox if that doesn’t work.

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