Antibiotics Flashcards
What is the cellular structure of gram positive bacteria & how do the cells stain?
Cell walls have thick layers of peptidoglycan in gram positive bacteria
-Stain purple
What is the cellular structure of gram negative bacteria & how do the cells stain?
Thin layer of peptidoglycan in gram negative bacteria
Stain pink
What are the groups of bacteria that are gram positive organisms?
- Staphylococcus sp.
- Streptococcus sp.
- Enteroccus sp.
What are the two types of Staphylococcus sp. organisms? Name the type of organisms & subtypes of each
Gram positive
• Coagulase positive: S. aureus
- methicillin|oxacillin sensitive S. aureus = MSSA
- methicillin|oxacillin sensitive S. aureus = MRSA
• coagulase negative Staphylococcus
- methicillin sensitive S. Epidermis= MMSE
- methicillin resistant S. Epidermis= MRSE
What are the types of Streptoccus sp. organisms? Name the types of each organism
Gram positive
Alpha hemolytic: Steptoccus pneumoniae
Beta hemolytic: group A Streptococcus sp = S.pyogenes
What type of organism is Enterococcus sp.? Name each type
Gram positive
•Enterococcus faecalis/enterococcus facium
• Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus = VRE
What are the types of gram negative organisms?
- Enterobacteriaciae: E.coli, klebsiella sp, Proteus sp.
- Respiratory: H. influenza, M. catarrhalis
- Pseudomona aeruginosa
What group of bacteria do bacteroides sp. belong to?
Anaerobes
What are the atypical types of bacteria?
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Chlamydia pneumoniae
- Legionella pneumopniae
What type of organism is Escherichia coli (E. coli) & where are they found in the body?
Enterobacteriaciae - gram negative
• GI flora of humans & animals
What type of organism is Klebsiella sp. and where is it found in the body?
Enterobacteriaciae - gram negative
•nasopharynx
• GI flora
What type of organism is Proteus sp. and where are they found?
Enterobacteriaciae - gram negative
• soil
• GI flora
• water and sewage
What is the drug of choice for streptococcus organisms? What types of bacteria are they?
Natural Penicillin
• Gram positive
- Pneumoniae (resistance is increasing)
- Enteroccus
What Gram negative organisms does natural Penicillin cover?
• Neisseria
- gonorrhoeae ( need to use with another drug to be effective)
-Meningitidis
• Treponema palladium (syphillis)
What are the adverse reactions of natural Penicillin?
- Hypersensitivity
- GI symptoms: N/V/D, abd p
- interstitial nephritis
- Neurotoxicity
- Hematologic toxicity
What is considered a true allergy to penicillin?
Anaphylaxis
* rash can be concerning
What is the most common type of aminopenicillin? What is the spectrum of activity for this drug?
Amoxicillin PO
• Gram positive:
-Streptococci
-Enterococcus (drug of choice)
• Gram negative:*
- Proteus sp
- E.coli
- H. Influenza
- all beta lactamase negative
What are the adverse reactions of aminopenicillins?
Similar to natural penicillin but 10% of patients will develop non puritic, non-urticarial skin rash • Hypersensitivity • GI symptoms: N/V/D, abd p • interstitial nephritis • Neurotoxicity • Hematologic toxicity
Can a patient with a true PCN allergy be prescribed Amoxicillin and why?
No, they will have anaphylaxis or develop a rash
What 3 drugs are categorized as penicillinase-resistant penicillins?
PO: Dicloxacillin
IV: Nafcillin, Oxacillin
What is the spectrum of activity of penicillinase-resistant Penicillins?
Gram positive organisms:
Staphylococcus sp. -MSSA/MSSE -> Drug of choice
Streptococcus sp
No gram negative or anaerobes
What are the adverse reactions of penicillinase-resistant penicillins?
Allergic reactions
Interstitial nephritis
Increased LFTs with oxacillin
What is a drug interaction that penicillinase-resistant Penicillins cannot be prescribed with and why?
Warfarin: will cause patient to bleed out