Antibiotic Drugs Flashcards
A type of antibacterial drug that has the broadest antibacterial actions of any antibiotics.
Carbapenems
What are the adverse reactions of Antibacterial drugs?
- Allergy or hypersensitivity
- Superinfection
- Organ toxicity
Single-celled organisms lack a true nucleus and nuclear membrane.
BACTERIA
What are the antibiotics affecting protein synthesis?
- Tetracyclines
- Macrolides
- Aminoglycosides
What are the 3 types of tuberculosis?
- M. Tuberculosis
- M. leprae
- M. avium-intracellulare
Medications for severe malaria:
- Artesunate IV
- Primaquine
- Quinine
It occurs when one antibiotic increases the effectiveness of the 2nd drug.
Potentiative Effect
Enumerate the 4 host factors.
- Immune system
- Site of infection
- Age
- Pregnancy
The most common macrolides are:
- Azithromycin
- Clarithromycin
- Erythromycin
Give 2 out of 5 mechanisms of Antibacterial action.
Any of the 5:
1. Inhibition of bacterial cell-wall synthesis.
2. Alteration of membrane permeability.
3. Inhibition of protein synthesis.
4. Inhibition of the synthesis
of bacterial RNA and DNA.
5. Interference with
metabolism within the cell.
What are the antibiotics that affect the bacterial cell wall?
- Penicillin
- Cephalosporins
- Other Inhibitors
It is used for organisms where resistance is common.
Sensitivity
The narrow spectrum is primarily effective against ______ type of organism (selective).
one
RIPES stands for?
RIFAMPICIN
ISONIAZID
PYRAZINAMIDE
ETHAMBUTOL
STREPTOMYCIN
BETA-LACTAMASE provides resistance by _____________ the beta-lactam ring in the drugs.
destroying