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Antibiotics within the same structural class will generally show _______ pattern of effectiveness, ______ and _____-potential side effects.

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similar, toxicity, allergic

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Name the drug classes that are inhibitors of cell wall biosynthesis.

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Beta-lactam penicillins:
➢ Cephalosporins
➢ Carbapebems
➢ Monobactam

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Name the drugs that are inhibitors of protein synthesis.

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➢ Aminoglycosides
➢ Tetracyclines
➢ Phenicol Group
➢ Macrolides
➢ Lincosamides

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Cephalosporins are employed for ?

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antibiotic prophylaxis
First alternative to penicillins (penicillin-intolerant patients)

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What is the MOA of Cephalosporins?

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inhibition of cell wall synthesis: via binding PBPs and interfering
with peptidoglycan synthesis

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What is the route of Cephalosporins?

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most given parenterally

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Why is there resistance to Cephalosporin?

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Due to bacterial β-lactamase production

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What are the adverse effects of Cephalosporin?

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Rare. Cephalosporins are considered to be among the safest antimicrobials in use

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MRSA infections are __________-resistant Staphylococcus _________ infection (superbug).
Potentially dangerous type, can cause ______ in human

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methicillin, Aureus, sepsis

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MRSA infections are not common in ____ and ____.
What are these species more likely to be infected with?

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dogs, cats
Dogs are more likely to be affected by a different bacterial strain called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
Pseudintermedius or MRSP. These infections usually infect dogs through skin
wounds, surgical sites and ears

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Why are we concerned about MRSA?

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MRSA is emerging concern in Vet Med. The true scope of MRSA in animals and its
impact on human health are still only superficially understood, but it is clear that MRSA
is a potentially important veterinary and public health concern that requires a great
deal more study to enhance understanding and effective response

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  1. What are the therapeutic uses of:
    Cephalexin
    Cephalothin
  2. Used in what species?
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Employed for antibiotic prophylaxis. Treat penicillin-intolerant patient
All species

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  1. What are the therapeutic uses of:
    Ceftiofur
  2. Used in what species?
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  1. respiratory disease
    cattle mastitis
    UTI and soft tissue infections
  2. Cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, dogs, cats
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What are the therapeutic uses of:
Cefoperazone
2. Used in what species?

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  1. soft tissue infections
    Gram (-) bacteremia
  2. Dogs
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What are the therapeutic uses of:
Cefotaxime
2. Used in what species?

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  1. Gram (-) sepsis
    soft tissue infections
    meningitis, CNS infectio
  2. Dogs, cats, horses
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What are the therapeutic uses of:
Cefpodoxime
2. Used in what species?

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  1. skin infections
  2. Dogs, cats
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What are the therapeutic uses of:
Cefixime
2. Used in what species?

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  1. UTI, respiratory infections
    Bacterial endocarditi
  2. Dogs, cats; bact = just dogs
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What is the function of Carbapenems?

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Bind to penicillin binding proteins (PBPs)

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List the Carbapenems and their broad spectrum of action.

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What are the therapeutic uses of Carbapenems?

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Very serious infections such as
peritonitis

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What is the route of administration of Carbapenems?

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IV

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Resistance to Carbapenems is due to?

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β-lactamases (carbapenemases) can cleave all types of β-lactams

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What are the adverse effects of Carbapenems?

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▪ Anorexia, vomiting , diarrhea
▪ CNS toxicity (seizures, tremors)
▪ Pruritis, fever
▪ Anaphylaxis (rare)

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List the Monobactams and their broad spectrum of action.

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Bind to penicillin binding proteins (PBPs)
Aztreonem

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What is the route of administration of Monbactams?

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parenterally

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Resistance to Monobactams?

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it is stable to most β-lactamase

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What are the adverse effects of Monobactams?

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Hypersensitivity reactions

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List the inhibitors of protein biosynthesis.

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Aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, phenicol group, macrolides, lincosamides

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What is the MOA of inhibitors of biosynthesis?

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Targeting 2 different ribosomal subunits.
Prokaryotic = 16S?
Eukaryotic = 17S?
Bacterium = 70S (different calc here which is why it ids 80 total, but it is correct)
30S subunit —> Impairing proofreading ability, blocking association with rRNA
50S subunit —> blocking peptide bond formation bet. Amino acids

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List the drug class that targets 30 S ribosomal subunit

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Aminoglycosides
Tetracyclines

36
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List the drugs that target 30S ribosomal subunits

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Streptomycin
Doxycycline

37
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List the drug classes that target the 50S ribosomal subunit

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Chloramphenicol
Macrolides
Lincosamides

38
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List the drugs that target the 50S ribosomal subunit

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Chloramphenicol
Lincomycin
Erythromycin

39
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List the aminoglycosides that target the 30S ribosomal subunit

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Aminoglycosides (bactericidal)
Streptomycin Gentamicin Neomycin Kanamycin Plazomicin

40
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List the tetracyclines that target the 30S ribosomal subunit

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Tetracycline
Doxycycline

41
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List the Chloramphenicols that target the 50S ribosomal subunit

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Chloramphenicol (bacteriostatic) ❑ Florfenicol (bactericidal)

42
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List the Macrolides that target the 50S ribosomal subunit.

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Macrolides (bacteriostatic)
Erythromycin Azithromycin Tylosin

43
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List the Lincosamides that target the 50S ribosomal subunit

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Lincosamides (bacteriostatic)
Lincomycin Clindamycin Pirlimycin

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What is the function of aminoglycosides?

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Aminoglycosides (bactericidal)

Irreversibly bind to the 30S ribosome and inhibit the rate of protein synthesis and the fidelity of mRNA translation resulting in the synthesis of abnormal proteins

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What is the function of tetracyclines?

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Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic)
Reversibly bind to 30S ribosome and prevent the attachment of tRNA to the mRNA-complex resulting in blocking
of the growing peptide chain

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What is the therapeutic uses of Streptomycin?
What species is it used in?
Is it Gram - or Gram +?
Is it an aerobe or anaerobe?

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The oldest member, it’s use is declined
All species
Gram -
Aerobe

47
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What are the therapeutic uses of Gentamicin, Amikacin?
Is it Gram - or Gram +?
Write q from before4

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Expanded spectrum: Gram (+) Control of infections of the uterus skin, respiratory, UTI, ear, eye, septicemia

Horses, dogs, cats

48
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Neomycin

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Enteric infections (orally)
skin, ear and eye infections (topical)
Pigs, sheep, dogs, cats

49
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Kanamycin

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Bacterial enteritis (orally) symptomatic relief of the diarrhea
Dogs

50
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Plazomicin

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Next generation, without nephrotoxic and ototoxic side effects

51
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Aminoglycosides
▪ Their uptake by bacteria includes an Oxygen-linked energy dependent step
▪ Highly polar, poorly lipid soluble
▪ Poorly absorbed from the GI tract

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What is the route of administration of Aminoglycosides?

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IM or SC for systemic infections, dose-dependent effects Oral for enteric infections

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How are Aminoglycosides distributed?

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To the extracellular and transcellular fluids. Minimum into the CNS. accumulation in the renal cortex and otic endolymph

54
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Resistance to Aminoglycosides is due to?

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Due to inactivation of various bacterial enzymes (Amikacin and Plazomicin are unaffected)

55
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What are the adverse effects of Aminoglycosides?

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Relatively more toxic than other classes
▪ Nephrotoxic
▪ Ototoxic
▪ Neurotoxic (neuromuscular blockade) (rare)

56
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Tetracycline
Chlortetracycline

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Local and systemic bacterial, chlamydial, rickettsial,
and protozoal infections

Cows, sheep, horses, pigs

57
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Oxytetracycline

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Feed additive/growth promoters

Cattle, pigs

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Doxycycline and Minocycline are used to treat?

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  1. Respiratory infections and UTI
  2. Abscesses that do not respond to β-lactams

Dogs, cats = 1
Cats = 2

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Tetracycline

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Contracted tendons in foals
Horses

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What is the route of administration of Tetracyclines?

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Orally or every IV 8-12 hours

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Doxycycline and minocycline are lipophilic and thus penetrate CNS, eye and prostate. (from PK section but she read this twice

62
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Resistance of tetracyclines due to?

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Due to decreased drug uptake or active transport of the tetracycline out of the bacteria cell.
Emphasized this

63
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What are the adverse effects of tetracyclines?

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▪ Nephrotoxic
▪ Discoloration of developing teeth
▪ GI suprainfections of fungi, yeast, or resistant bacteria
▪ Photosensitivity and hepatotoxicity (rare)

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What is the function of Chloramphenicol (bacteriostatic)

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Binds to the 50S ribosome and inhibit peptide bond formation and protein synthesis

65
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What is the function of Macrolides?

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Bacteriostatic
Bind to the 50S ribosome to prevent translocation of amino acids to the growing peptide chain and inhibit protein synthesis

66
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What is the function of Lincosamides?

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(bacteriostatic)
Bind to the 50S ribosome to prevent translocation of amino acids to the growing peptide chain and inhibit protein synthesis

67
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What is the difference in structure between Chloramphenicole and Florfeincol?

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See image from lecture
1 Hydrogen difference

68
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What is the difference in function between Chloramphenicol and Florfenicol?

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Bacteriostatic, bacteriocidal respectively

69
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What is the difference in therapeutic uses between Chloramphenicol and Florfenicol?

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Local and systemic infections
Resp infection, foot rot

70
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What is the difference in animal use in Chloramphenicol and Florfenicol?

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Dogs, cats, horses, birds
Cattle, pigs = resp infections, foot rot = cattle

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What is the difference in PK in Chloramphenicol and Florfenicol?

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  1. Absorbed from the GI, distributed
    to all tissues including CNS and eye Hepatic metabolism
  2. Absorbed rapidly from IM in cattle. Distributed to all tissues including CNS. Hepatic metabolism (1/3), urine excretion
72
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What is the difference in the adverse effects of Chloramphenicol and Florfenicol?

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Aplastic anemia
NO aplastic anemia

73
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True or False: It is ILLEGAL to use chloramphenicol in food-producing animals

74
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What are the therapeutic uses of Erythromycin?
What animals is this drug used on?
Gram +?
See slide

A

This is an alternative to penicillin

Enteritis pneumonia

Dogs, cats, horses; horses

75
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What are the therapeutic uses of Azithromycin?
What animals is this drug used on?

A

St aphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Mycoplasma infections pneumonia
Dogs, cats, horses, foals

76
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What are the therapeutic uses of Tylosin?
What animals is this used on?

A

Local and systemic infections caused by Mycoplasma and Gram (+) bacteria
Chronic colitis/IBD and respiratory issues

Dogs, cats

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What is the route of administration of Macrolides?

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Orally, Im

78
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Where are Macrolides distributed to?

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Distribution to all tissue except the CNS

79
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Resistance to Macrolides occurs due to?

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D ue to decreased binding to the 50S ribosome. Less frequently enzymatic inactivation

80
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What are the adverse effects of Macrolides?

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R elatively few side effects
▪ GI: abdominal pain, diarrhea
▪ Severe diarrhea in adult horses

81
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What are the therapeutic uses of Lincomycin?
What animals is this used in?

A

Dysentery
Staphylococcal, streptococcal, and mycoplasma infections
Pigs

82
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What are the therapeutic uses of Clindamycin ?
What species is this used in?

A

Periodontal disease, osteomyelitis, dermatitis, and deep soft tissue infections caused by Gram (+) bacteria
Dogs, cats

83
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What are the therapeutic uses of Pirimycin?
What animals is it used in?

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Bo vine mastitis
Cattle

84
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What is the route of admin of Lincosamides?

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Drinking water, IM, intramammary infusion

85
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Resistance to Lincosamides occurs due to?

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Due e to altered binding by bacterial ribosome. Cross-resistance between Lincosamides and Marcolides is common

86
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What are the adverse effects of Lincosamides?

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▪ Rare in dogs, cats, cattle and swine
▪ Severe, often fatal diarrhea due to altered GI flora in horses, rabbits, hamsters, and guinea pigs

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