Antibiotics Flashcards
What are some Atypical bacteria?
-Chlamydia
-Legionella
-Mycoplasma
-Mycobacterium
What are the stains for the different bacteria?
Gram + (dark purple) <–Think cell wall
Gram - (pink) <– Thin cell wall
Atypical (no stain) <–No cell wall
HNPEK meaning
H - H. influenzae
N - Neisseria sp.
P - Proteus mirabilis
E - E. coli
K - Klebsiella sp.
CAPES meaning
C - Citrobacter
A - Acinetobacter
P - Providencia & Pseudomonas
E - Enterobacter
S - Serratia
What is the meaning of VRE?
Vancomycin resistant enterococcus
What is the meaning of ESBL?
Extended-spectrum beta lactamases
What is the meaning of CRE?
Carbapenem resistant enterobacterales
Which antibiotic has a Boxed Warning for C. difficile?
Clindamycin
*Note that all antibiotics have the potential to cause c.diff. Clindamycin was the first to be associated with c.diff, hence the boxed warning.
What are the hydrophilic antibiotics?
1) Beta lactams
2) Aminoglycosides
3) Glycopeptides
4) Daptomycin
5) Polymyxins
*These are renally excreted!
What are the lipophilic antibiotics?
1) Quinolones
2) Macrolides
3) Rifampin
4) Linezolid
5) Tetracycline
6) Chloramphenicol
*These are hepatically cleared!
*These have excellent bioavailability, therefore their IV:PO is usually 1:1.
What are the concentration-dependent antibiotics?
1) Aminoglycosides
2) Quinolones
3) Daptomycin
*Goal is for high peak and low trough.
*We give large dose over a long interval
What are the time-dependent killing antibiotics?
1) Beta lactams (Penicillins, cephalosporins, carbapenems)
*Goal is to maintain drug level above MIC for most of the dosing interval
*We give a shorter dosing interval, continuous infusion.
MSSA Drugs
1) Penicillins
2) Cephalosporins
MRSA Drugs
1) Vancomycin
2) Linezolid
3) Daptomycin (not in pneumonia)
4) Ceftaroline
5) SMX/TMP
6) Doxycycline, Minocycline
7) Clindamycin
VRE Drugs
LAPD
1) Linezolid
2) Ampicillin
3) Penicillin G
4) Daptomycin
5) Cystitis Only: Nitrofurantoin, Fosfomycin, Doxycycline
Atypical Drugs
1) Azithromycin, Clarithromycin
2) Doxycycline, Minocycline
3) Quinolones
Pseudomonas aruginosa drugs
1) Combo
-Piperacillin/Tazobactam
-Ceftazidime/Avibactam
-Ceftolozane/Tazobactam
2) Cefepime, Ceftazidime
3) Carbapenems (except Ertapenem)
4) Ciprofloxacin, Levofloxacin
5) Aztreonam
6) Tobramycin
7) Polymyxin B
ESBL Drugs
1) Carbapenems
2) Ceftazidime/Avibactam
3) Ceftolozane/tazobactam
CRE Drugs
1) Ceftazidime/Avibactam
2) Meropenem/Vaborbactam
3) Imipenem/Cilastatin/Relebactam
Anaerobe Drugs
1) Metronidazole
2) Beta-lactam/Beta-lactamase inhibitor
3) Carbapenems
4) Cefotetan, Cefoxitin
How do Beta Lactam antibiotics work?
They inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to Penicillin Binding Proteins (PBP)
What are the beta lactam antibiotics?
1) Penicillins
2) Cephalosporins
3) Carbapenems
4) Aztreonam
What are the Penicillin antibiotics?
1) Penicillin G, Penicillin VK
2) Amoxicillin, Ampicillin
3) Nafcillin, Oxacillin, Dicloxacillin (Anti-staph)
4) Amox/clauv, Amp/Sulbactam
5) Pip/Tazo
Penicillin G & VK coverage
Gram Positives (Strep, not Staph)
Amoxicillin and Ampicillin coverage
Gram Positives (Strep, not Staph) + Gram Negatives (HNPEK)
Amox/Clav and Amp/Sulbactam coverage
Gram Positive + Gram Negative (HNPEK) + MSSA + B. fragilis
Pip/Tazo coverage
Gram Positive + Gram Negative (HNPEK) + MSSA + B. fragilis + CAPES + Pseudomonas
*This is the only penicillin that is active against Pseudomonas.
Nafcillin, Dicloxacillin and Oxacillin
MSSA and Streptococci
What DONT Penicillins cover?
1) NO Atypicals
2) NO MRSA
Penicillins with their formulation
Penicillin VK: PO
Penicillin G: IV and IM
Amoxicillin: PO
Ampicillin: IV
Amox/Clav: PO
Amp/Sul: IV
Pip/Tazo: IV
Dicloxacillin: PO
Nafcillin and Oxacillin: IV
When NOT to choose a penicillin/cephalosporin/carbapenem for a patient?
1) Beta-lactam allergy
2) Risk of seizure
*All Penicillins, Carbapenems and Cephalosporins increase the risk of seizures if accumulation occurs.
*If a patient presents with a penicillin allergy, there is a risk of cross reactivity if given a cephalosporin or carbapenem…so avoid this!
First generation Cephalosporins & coverage
-Cefazolin (IV)
-Cephalexin (PO)
Covers Staph, Strep, PEK, mouth anaerobes
Second generation Cephalosporins & coverage
-Cefuroxime (IV/IM/PO)
-Cefotetan (IV/IM)
-Cefoxitin (IV/IM)
These have the same coverage as the first generation (strep, staph, PEK, mouth anaerobes) but added Gram negative (HNPEK) activity.
Third generation Cephalosporins & coverage
-Cefdinir (PO)
-Ceftriaxone (IV)
-Ceftazidime (IV) <– Pseudomonas coverage
Fourth generation Cephalosporins & coverage
-Cefepime
*Broad Spectrum: Gram +, HNPEK, CAPES, Pseudomonas
Fifth generation Cephalosporins & coverage
-Ceftaroline <–MRSA coverage