Antibiotic resistance and new antibiotics Flashcards
Linezolid
- coverage
- MOA
- what drugs do you have to avoid because of interactions?
Gram positiives including hVISA, VISA, MRSA
plus mycobacteria and nocardia
Not strep viridans or milleri
Inhibits protein synthesis
MAO inhibition so avoid SSRIs and Tramadol
Daptomycin
- coverage
- MOA
Most gram positives; like vanc with VRE coverage
Not good for VISA, VRSA
Inhibited by surfactant so not for pneumonia
Binds cell membrane and inhibits synthesis of DNA, RNA, protein
Bactericidal
Tigecycline
- coverage
- MOA
For Gram positives
Bacteriostatic for MRSA, MSSA, VISA, VRE
Also lots of gram negatives but NOT pseudomonas
Bacteriostatic
Protein synthesis inhibitor
Ceftaroline
- coverage
- MOA
For gram positives Novel cephalosporin active against MRSA (incl hVISA, VISA) NOT VRE Good for gram negatives except ESBLs Does kill pseudomonas
Colistin
- coverage
- MOA
Binds and disrupts outer cell membrane–>leakage and death
Very renal and neurotoxic
Works: pseudomonas, acinetobacter, E coli, Klebsiella, salmonella, some enterobacter
Does not work: Burkholderia cepacia, Proteus, Serracia, Proteus, Morganella, gram positives
Fosfomycin
- coverage
- MOA
Inhibits the MurA enzyme
Bacterocidal
Used for resistant UTIs not pseudomonas
Ertapenem
- coverage
- role
Newer carbopenem covers ESBLS but not with pseudomonas cover
Once daily IV
Moxifloxacin
coverage
Very broad spectrum
Not pseudomonas- go for cipro
Monitor QT
How is pseudomonas resistant to carbapenems?
porins –>reduced penetration
How is pneumococcus resistant to macrolides?
mef mutation–>efflux
What is the concern with over use of anti-anaerobic antibiotics?
Metro or Aug kill anaerobes and are take up by enterococcus –>new resistance VRE
What is conjugation?
Where pilus between two cells allows transfer of a mobile plasmid
What is transformation?
eg VRE strains
A bacterial cell dies and bursts with fragments of DNA released–>enterococcus takes up and integrates into own DNA
What is transduction?
Phages attach and infect and break up and package host DNA then infect new host with new DNA incorporated
What is the new classification for MRSA?
No longer community and hospital acquired but
MRSA vs NORSA (non multiply resistant oxacillin resistant staph)
NORSA usually susceptable to bactrim, macrolides, clindamycin, gent
What is the virulence gene for MRSA?
Panton Valentine leucocidin
encodes pore forming toxin that punches holes in neutrophils
How is s aureus defined according to reduced vancomycin susceptibility?
MRSA/VSSA = MIC under 2 for vanc
VISA when MIC 4-8
VRSA when MIC over 16
What is hVISA
the intermediate stage between MRSA and VISA- some colonies of each,
MIC usually 1-2 for vancomycin
Associated with thickened cell wall and more D-ala-D-ala targets for vancomycin- vanc failures common