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antibiotics Flashcards

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penicillin moa

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bind PBPs (transpeptidases) and block transpeptidase cross-linking for peptidoglycan; activate autolytic enzymes

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penicillin clinical use

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gram +, neisseria meningitidis, and syphilis

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penicillin tox

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hypersensitivity reactions, hemolytic anemia

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penicillin resistance

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penicillinase in bacteria (beta-lactamase) cleaves beta-lactam ring

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aminopenicillins (drugs)

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amoxicillin, ampicillin

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aminopenicillin clinical use

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extended-specturm penicillin - H. flu, e. coli, listeria, proteus, salmonella, shigella, enterococci

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penicillinase resistant penicillins

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oxacillin, nafcillin, dicloxacillin

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penicillinase resistant penicillin clinical use

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s. aureus

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aminopenicillin resistance

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penicillinase in bacteria (beta-lactamase) cleaves beta-lactam ring

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penicillinase resistant penicillins mechanism

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binds PBPs; bulky R group blocks access of beta latamase to the beta lactam ring

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beta-lactamase inhibitors

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clavulanic acid, sulbactam, tazobactam

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first generation cephalosporins (drugs)

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cefazolin and cephalexin

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1st gen cephalosporins use

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proteus, e.coli, klebsiella, gram + cocci

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2nd gen cephalosporin drugs

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cefoxitin, cefaclor, cefuroxime

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2nd gen cephalosporin use

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h. flu, enterobacter, neisseria, proteus, E.coli, klebsiella, serratia, Gram + cocci

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3rd gen. cephalosporin drugs

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ceftriaxone, cefotaxiime, ceftazidime

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3rd gen cephalosporin use

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serious gram negative infections resistant to other beta lactams

ceftriaxone: meningitis and gonorrhea
ceftazidime: pseudomonas

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4th gen cephalosporin drug

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cefepime

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cefepime use

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pseudomonas and gram +

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5th generation cephalosporin drug

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ceftaroline

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21
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ceftaroline use

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broad gram + and gram - coverage, including MRSA; does not cover pseudomonas

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cephalosporin toxicity

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hypersensitivity, vit K deficiency, low cross-reactivity with PCN, increased nephrotoxicity of aminoglycosides

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aztreonam moa

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monobactam resistant to beta lactamases; prevents peptidoglycan crosslinking by binding PBP-3; synergistic with ahminoglycosides

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24
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aztreonam use

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gram negative rods only; no activity against gram + or anaerobes; nontoxic

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carbapenems drugs

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imipenem, meropenem, ertapenem, doripenem

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carbapenem moa

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broad-spectrum beta-lactamase resistant

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27
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imipenem administration

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must be given with cilastatin (inhibitor of renal dehydropeptidase I) to decrease inactivation of the drug in renal tubules

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carbapenem clinical use

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gram + cocci, gram-neg. rods and anaerobes; wide spectrum;

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carbapenem toxicity

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GI, skin rash, CNS toxicity, seizures (esp. meropenem)

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30
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vancomycin moa

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inhibits cell wall synthesis by binding D-ala D-ala portion of cell wall precursors

31
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vancomycin clinical use

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gram + only; MRSA, enterococci, and C. difficile

32
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vancomycin toxicity

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nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, thrombophlebitis, diffuse flushing - red man syndrome

33
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vancomycin resistance

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modification of D-ala D-ala to D-ala D-lac

34
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aminoglycosides drugs

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gentamicin, neomycin, amikacin, tobramycin, streptomycin

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aminoglycoside moa

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inhibit formation of initiation complex and cause misreading of mRNA; also block translocation;

36
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aminoglycoside use

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severe gram neg. rod infection; require O2 for uptake so ineffective against anaerobes;
neomycin for bowel surgery

37
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aminoglycoside resistance

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bacterial transferase enzymes inactivate the drug by acetylation, phosphorylation, or adenylation

38
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tetracyclines drugs

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tetracycline, doxycycline, minocycline

39
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tetracycline moa

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bind 30S and prevent attachment of ammoniacal-tRNA; limited CNS penetration;

40
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doxycycline metab

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fecally eliminated so it can be used in renal failure; do not take with milk or antacids (Ca or Mg) or iron preparation because divalent cations inhibits its absorption in the gut

41
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tetracycline use

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intracellular microbes: borrelia burgdorferi, m. pneumoniae, rickettsia, and chlamydia; can be used to treat acne

42
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tetracycline toxicity

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GI, discoloration of teeth and inhibition of bone growth in children, photosensitivity; contraindicated in pregnancy and children

43
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tetracycline resistance

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decreased uptake or increased efflux out of bacterial cells by plasmid-encoded transport pumps

44
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macrolides drugs

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azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin

45
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macrolide moa

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bind to the 23S of the 50S and block translocation

46
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macrolide use

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atypical pneumonias, STDs, and pram + cocci

47
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macrolide toxicity

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GI motility issues, arrhythmia due to QT prolongation, acute cholestatic hepatitis (erythromycin), rash, eosinophilia, cyp inhibition

48
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macrolide resistance

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methylation of the 23S rRNA-binding site

49
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chloramphenicol moa

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blocks peptidyltransferase at 50S

50
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chloramphenicol use

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limited due to toxicity; meningitis and RMSF

51
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chloramphenicol toxicity

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anemia, aplastic anemia, gray baby syndrome,

52
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chloramphenicol resistance

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plasmid-encoded acetyltransferase inactivates the drug

53
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clindamycin moa

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blocks peptide transfer at 50S

54
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clindamycin use

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anaerobic infections in aspiration pneumonia, lung abscesses, and oral infections; also invasive GAS infections

55
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clindamycin toxicity

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pseudomembranous colitis, fever, diarrhea

56
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sulfonamides drugs

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sulfamethoxazole, sulfisoxazole, sulfadiazine

57
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sulfonamide moa

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inhibit folate synthesis; para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) antimetabolites inhibit dihydropteroate synthase

58
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sulfonamides use

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gram +, gram-, nocardia, chlymidai; simple UTI

59
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sulfonamides toxicity

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hypersensitivity reactions; hemolysis in G6PD deficient, nephrotoxic (tubulointerstitial nephritis), photosensitivity, kernicterus in infants, displaces other drugs from albumin (e.g. warfarin) causing increased drug levels

60
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sulfonamide resistance

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altered enzyme (bacterial dihydropteroate synthase), decreased uptake, or increased PABA synthesis

61
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trimethoprim moa

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inhibits DHFR

62
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trimethoprim use

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used with sulfonamides, never alone;
UTIs, shigella, salmonella,
pneumocystis jirovecii and toxoplasmosis prophylaxis in AIDS

63
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trimethoprim toxicity

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megaloblastic anemia, leukopenia, granulocytopenia

64
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fluoroquinolones drugs

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ciprofloxacin and other -floxacin drugs

65
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fluoroquinolone moa

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inhibts DNA gyrase (topo II) and topo IV; cannot be used with antacids

66
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fluoroquinolone use

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gram negative rods of urinary and GI tracts including pseudomonas, neisseria; some gram + organisms

67
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fluoroquinolone toxicity

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GI, superinfection, tendonitis, tendon rupture, leg cramps, myalgias
contraindicated in pregnancy
some cause QT prolongation

68
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Fluoroquinolone resistance

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chromosome-encoded mutation in DNA gyrase, plasmid-mediated resistance, efflux pumps

69
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metronidazole moa

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forms free radical toxic metabolites in the bacteria cell that damage DNA

70
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metronidazole toxicity

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disulfiram-like reaction with alcohol, metallic taste

71
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metronidazole use

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GET GAP on the metro: guard, entamoeba, trichomonad, gardeners vaginalis, anaerobes (bacteroides and c. diff) H. pylori

72
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linezolid moa

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binds 23S of 50S

73
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linezolid use

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VRE and MRSA

74
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linezolid toxicity

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serotonin syndrome

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