Antibiotics Flashcards
Mechanism of: LINEZOLID (oxazolidinones)
disrupt protein synthesis
Antibiotic classes that disrupt Cell Wall Synthesis
Beta Lactams (penicillins, cephalosporins, carbapenems, monobactams)
Vancomycin
Bacitracin
Polymyxin (disrupts cell membrane)
Antibiotics classes that disrupt Nucleic Acid Synthesis
Sulfonamides
Trimethoprim
Quinolones
Rifampin
Antibiotic classes that disrupt Protein Synthesis via 50S Subunit
Macrolides Clindamycin Oxazolidinones (Linezolid) Chloramphenicol Streptogramins
Antibiotic classes that disrupt Protein Synthesis via 30S Subunit (inhibiting mRNA)
Tetracyclines
Aminoglycosides
Mechanism of: SULFONAMIDES & TRIMETHOPRIM
inhibition of FOLATE synthesis
Mechanism of: FLUOROQUINOLONE
inhibition of DNA GYRASE
Mechanism of: RIFAMPIN
inhibition of RNA POLYMERASE
Mechanism of: METRONIDAZOLE
form free radicals that disrupt DNA