Antibiotics Flashcards
Name the antibiotics which function by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis?
Penicillins
Cephalosporins
Imipenem
Meropenem
Aztreonam
Vancomycin
Teicoplanin
Bacitracin
Name some antibiotics which function by inhibiting the ATPase activity of DNA Gyrase?
Quinolones:
Nalidixic acid
Ciprofloxacin
Novobiocin
Name some antibiotics which function by inhibiting bacterial DNA directed RNA polymerase (RNAP) ?
Rifampin
Streptovaricins
Name some antibiotics which function by inhibiting the 50S ribosomal subunit of bacteria (essentially inhibiting protein synthesis) ?
Macrolides (Erythromycin, Clarithromycin & Azithomycin)
Chloramphenicol
Clindamycin
Lincomycin
Name some antibiotics which function by inhibiting the 30S ribosomal subunit of bacteria (essentially inhibiting protein synthesis) ?
Tetracyclines
Spectinomycin
Streptomycin
Gentamicin
Kanamycin
Amikacin
Nitrofurans
Name some antibiotics which function by inhibiting tRNA (transfer RNA) (essentially inhibiting protein synthesis) ?
Mupirocin
Puromycin
Name some antibiotics which function by disrupting the structure of the cytoplasmic membrane of bacterial cells?
Polymyxins
Daptomycin
Which antibiotic acts by inhibiting folic acid synthesis within bacterial cells by inhibiting the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase?
Trimethoprim
Which antibiotics act by inhibiting folic acid synthesis within bacterial cells by blocking the incorporation of para-amino-benzoic acid (PABA) into the folic acid pathway?
Sulfonamides (Sulfamethoxazole, sulfamethazine etc)
Name the three oral antibiotics available for use by podiatrists with the POM-S annotation
Flucloxacillin
Amoxicillin
Erythromycin
What topical antibiotic is available for podiatric use under the POM-S annotation?
Silver Sulfadiazine (Flamazine cream)
