Antibiotic Targets Flashcards
Penicillin G and V target..
Gram +, anaerobes, spirochete, very weak gram -
Amoxicillin and ampicillin target
Gram +, Gram -, anaerobes, spirochetes
Nafcillin, others target
Non-MRSA staph
Piperacillin targets
Pseudomonas
Vancomycin targets
Gram + & anaerobes. especially MRSA and severe or recurrent C. dif
Aminoglycosides (Gentamicin, Streptomycin) target
Gram +, Gram- aerobes only
Chloramphenicol targets
Some Gram -, anaerobes, intracellular
Clindamycin (Lincosamide) targets
Gram + & anaerobes
Linezolid targets
Gram +
Macrolides (Azithromycin, Telithromycin) target
some gram +, Gram -, intracellular
Streptogramins (Quinopristin, Dalfopristin) target
Gram +
Tetracyclins (Doxycyclin, Tigecyclin) target
Gram +, Gram -, intracellular, spirochetes
Fluoroquinolones (Ciprofloxacin, Moxifloxacin) target
Gram +, Gram -, intracellular
Moxifloxacin targets
Better for Gram +
Ciprofloxacin targets
Better for Gram -
Metronidazole targets
Anaerobes
Sulfomethoxazole-Trimethaprim targets
Gram +, Gram -, Intracellular
Aztreonam (monobactam) targets
Gram -
Carbapenems (Impenem) target
Gram +, Gram -, Anaerobes
Cephalosporins target
Gram +, Gram -, Spirochetes
Colistin (polymyxin) targets
Gram -
Daptomycin targets
Gram +
Clostridium difficile
1) Metronidazole
2) Vancomycin (severe recurrent disease)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
1) First-line: isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, ethambutol
2) Second-line: ethonamide
Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin sensitive)
- ) Nafcillin
2. ) cefazolin, clindmycin
Staphylococcus aureus (methichillin resistent)
- ) Vancomycin
- ) CA: sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, ceftaroline, clindamycin.
- ) Alternatives to vancomycin: daptomycin, linezolid, quinuprisitn/dalfopristin