Antibiotics

Question 1

Cell wall synth inhibitors

Answer 1

Beta-lactams + Glycopeptides

Question 2

Beta-lactam types

Answer 2

Penicillin + Cephalosporin + Carbapenem + Monobactam (allergies common)

Question 3

Penicillin types

Answer 3

Benzylpenicillin {-Strep Pyogenes} + Amoxicillin + Flucloxacillin {-Staph Aureus} (narrow spectrum)

Question 4

Cephalosporin types

Answer 4

Cefuroxime + Ceftazidime (broad spectrum) (gram -ve bacilli)

Question 5

Carbapenem types

Answer 5

Meropenem + Imipenem (v. broad spectrum

Question 6

Monobactam types

Answer 6

Aztreonam ( gram -ve) (good for penicillin allergy)

Question 7

Glycopeptide types

Answer 7

Vancomycin (gram +ve activity) (MRSA)

Question 8

Protein synth inhibitors

Answer 8

Aminoglycosides + Macrolides + Lincosamides + Tetracyclines + Oxazolidinones

Question 9

Aminoglycoside types

Answer 9

Gentamicin (30s) (aerobes only) (accumulate in liver +ototoxicity)

Question 10

Macrolide types

Answer 10

Erythromycin + Clarithromycin (50s)

Question 11

Lincosamide types

Answer 11

Clindamycin (50s)

Question 12

Tetracycline types

Answer 12

Tetracycline + Doxytetracycline (30s)

Question 13

Oxalidinone types

Answer 13

Linezolid (50s+70s) (BM suppression)

Question 14

DNA synth inhibitors

Answer 14

Trimethoprim + Sulfonamide (together= co-trimoxazile) + Quinolones + Flouroquinolones

Question 15

Quinolone types

Answer 15

Nalidixic acid

Question 16

Flouroquinolone types

Answer 16

Ciprofloxacin + Levofloxacin

Question 17

RNA synth inhibitor

Answer 17

Rifampicin

Question 18

Plasma membrane agents

Answer 18

Colistin {-gram -ve} + Daptomycin {-gram +ve}