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Antibiotics Flashcards

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Antibiotic targets

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Peptidoglycan cell wall (Beta-lactams, Vancomycin)

Ribosomes (Macrolides, Clindamycin, Chloramphenicol, Gentamicin, Doxycycline)

DNA (Quinolones, Rifampicin)

Metabolism (Trimethoprim, Metronidazole)

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Bactericidal

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Sterilises infected site by directly killing bacteria

Releases toxins and inflammatory material

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Bacteriostatic

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Suppresses growth but doesn’t achieve sterility

Requires additional immune cell-mediated killing

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Anaerobic bacteria

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Bacteroids

Clostridium

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Aerobic gram + bacteria

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Thick peptidoglycan cell wall, stain purple

Streptococcus
Enterococcus
Staphylococcus

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Aerobic Gram - bacteria

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Thin peptidoglycan cell wall, stain pink
Outer membrane and periplasm

E. coli
Other coliforms
Neisseria
Haemophilus
Pseudomonas
Klebsiella pneumoniae
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Guided therapy

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Antibiotic selected specific to identified bacteria

Narrow spectrum - little impact on colonisation/resistance

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Empirical therapy

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Used when cannot wait for culture result
Best educated guess based on clinical presentation

Broad spectrum - big impact on colonisation/resistance

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Beta-lactams

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Inhibits cross linking of peptidoglycan cell wall

Frequent gram -ve and Staph resistance due to beta-lactamase production

Penicillins
Cephalosporins
Carbapenems
Monobactams

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Benzylpenicillin

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Strep
Neisseria
Clostridium

Main use in Erysipelas

IV

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Flucloxacillin

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Staph / Strep soft tissue infection

Oral

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Amoxicillin

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Strep
Enterococcus
Neisseria
Haemophilus
Clostridium

Oral

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Co-amoxiclav

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Amoxicillin with Clavulonic acid (beta-lactamase inhibitor)

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Tazocin

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Piperacillin with tazobactam (beta-lactamase inhibitor)

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Adverse effects of penicillins

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GI toxicity

  • Nausea, vomiting
  • Diarrhoea
  • Cholestasis

Hypersensitivity

  • Type I or IV
  • Interstitial nephritis
  • Cross-reactivity low

Infection

  • Candidiasis
  • C. diff
  • Resistant bacteria

Seizure
Haemolysis
Leukopaenia

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Ceftriaxone (cephalosporins)

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Broad spec - except pseudomonas and enterococcus

More resistant to beta-lactamases than penicillins

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Meropenem (carbapenems)

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Ultra-broad spec

Resistant to beta-lactamases

18
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Vancomycin (glycopeptides)

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TREATS MRSA

Not dependent on PBP so effective against resistant bacteria

IV (oral for C.diff)

Adverse effects

  • nephrotoxicity, red-man syndrome, ototoxicity
  • narrow therapeutic range
  • beware under/overdosing
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50s subunit targets

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Macrolides
Clindamycin
Chloramphenicol

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Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin (macrolides)

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Gram +
Resp gram -
Atypicals

Oral

Adverse effects

  • diarrhoea, vomiting
  • QT prolongation
  • hearing loss
  • Clarithromycin has >400 drug interactions including simvastatin, atorvastatin and warfarin
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Clindamycin

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Staph
Strep
Anaeobes

Stops exotoxin production so used in toxic shock syndrome and necrotising fascitis

Oral

22
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Chloramphenicol

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Broad spec

Bacterial meningitis when beta-lactam allergy

Very toxic - BM suppression, aplastic anaemia, optic neuritis

23
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30s subunit targets

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Aminoglycosides

Tetracyclines

24
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Gentamicin (aminoglycoside)

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Broad spec

Once-daliy dose for 3 days only

Initial high dose to achieve bactericidal effect
Bacteriostatic effect lasts long post-antibiotic

Trough level measured to monitor clearance

Very toxic - nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, neuromuscular blockade in myasthenia gravis

Not used in pregnancy

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Quinolones

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Inhibit DNA gyrate

Ciprofloxacin - UTI/abdo infections

Levofloxacin - resp tract

Not used in pregnancy

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Rifampicin

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Inhibits RNA polymerase

TB

Interactions - CYP450 inducer, affects hepatic metabolism of drugs

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Trimethoprim

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Inhibit folate metabolism

28
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Metronidazole

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Uncomplicated UTI

Oral

Elevates serum creatinine/K+

Not used in pregnancy during 1st trimester

29
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Metronidazole

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Used for C. diff infection

Nasty reaction when alcohol consumed - projectile vomiting!

30
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Which two antibiotics can be used in an uncomplicated lower UTI?

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Trimethoprim

Nitrofurantoin

31
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C. differgic antibiotics

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Clindamycin
Co-amoxiclav
Cephalosporins
Ciprofloxacin

32
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Which antibiotics are safe to use in pregnancy?

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Beta-lactams
Macrolides
Anti-tuberculants

33
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Which antibiotics are NOT safe to use in pregnancy?

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Tetracyclines
Trimethoprim
Nitrofurantoin
Aminoglycosides
Quinolones
34
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ESBL

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Extended spectrum beta-lactamases

Resistant to beta-lactams AND cephalosporins

Treatment options include ciprofloxacin, temocillin, gentamicin and meropenem

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