Antibiotics Flashcards
What is an antibiotic?
Chemical substance that is produced by microorganisms and has the capacity to selectively inhibit the growth or kill other microorganisms
What is a antimicrobal/antibacterial?
Any substance that of natural, semisynthetic or synthetic origin that kills or hints the growth of microorganisms/bacteria but causes little or no damage to the host
What is prophylactic use mean?
Preventative care
What does metaphylatic use mean?
When diseased herds are treated to cure infection in some individuals and prevent infection in others
What are some drug names that fall under the penicillin category?
Ampicllian
Amoxicillin
What are some drugs that fall under the tetracycline category?
Doxycycline
Oxytetracycline
What are some drugs that fall under the Qunilones category ?
Enrofloxacin
Pradofloaxin/Norfloxacin
What are some drugs that fall under the Suldonamides category?
Sulfiadiazine/Trimethoprim
What are some drugs that fall under the Cephaosporins category?
Cefalexin
Cefpodoxime
Cefovecin
What are some drugs that fall under the Macrolides category?
Erthyromycin
What is a drug that falls under the Lincosamides category?
Clindamycin
What are drugs that fall under the aminoglycosides category?
Streptomycin
Gentamicin
Neomycin
What are drugs category’s not used in veterinary medicine?
Carbapenems
Glycopeptides
Oxazoliddinones
What are semi-synthetic compounds?
Chemically altered natural compounds
What two drug types are synthetic ?
Quinolone
Sulfonamides
What does bacteriacidal mean? Bacteriosatic?
Bacteriacidal=kill
Bacterostatic=inhibit growth
List the six antimicrobials that are bactericidal?
Aminoglycosides Cephalosporins Glycopeptides Penicillins Quinolones Rifamycins
Is penicillin narrow or broad spectrum?
Narrow
What drugs do you use to treat Gram + cocci?
Pencillians
DO NOT use Metronidazole
What drugs do you use to treat penicillase-producing staphylococci?
Cephalosporins, Aminoglycosides, Sulfonamides
DO NOT use Penicillans or Metronidazole
What drugs do you use to treat Gram - rods?
Amoxicillin, Cephalosporins, Sulfonamides, Aminoglycosides
DO NOT use Metronidazole, Pencillians, Macrolides, Lincosamides
What drugs do you use to treat anaerobes?
Pencillians, Lincosamides, Metronidazole
DO NOT use Aminoglycosides
What are six antimicrobial modes of action?
They block cell wall synthesis Block protein synthesis Block DNA synthesis Destroy cell membrane Block metabolic processes
What drug inhibits protein synthesis ?
Tetracyclines
What drug inhibits cell wall synthesis?
Pencillians
