Antibiotics

Question 1

Cell wall synthesis inhibitors

Answer 1

• Penicillins
• Cephalosporins
• Monobactams
• Carbapenems
• Glycopeptides
  
  • Vancomycin
  • Bacitracin

Question 2

Glycopeptide antibiotics

Answer 2

• Vancomycin
• Bacitracin
• Teicoplanin

Question 3

Membrane function altering antibiotics

Answer 3

• Polymyxins (Gram -)
• Daptomycin (Gram +)

Question 4

Protein synthesis inhibitors

Answer 4

30S subunit:

• Aminoglycosides
• Tetracyclines

50S subunit:

• Macrolides
• Chloramphenicol
• Linezolid

Question 5

Nucleic acid synthesis inhibitors

Answer 5

• Quinolones
• Rifampicin (also known as rifampin)
• Metronidazole
• Sulphonamides
• Trimethoprim

Question 6

M. tuberculosis

Answer 6

Prophylaxis:

• Isoniazid

Treatments: RIPE

• Rifampin
• Isoniazid
• Pyrazinamide
• Ethambutol

Question 7

M. leprae

Answer 7

Prophylaxis:

• N/A

Treatments:

• Long-term treatment with dapsone and rifampin for tuberculoid form
• Add clofazimine for lepromatous form

Question 8

M. avium intracellulare

Answer 8

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