Antibiotics

Question 1

list of antibiotic classes

Answer 1

LAMe AmeriCaNs say FT not CMS (list of antibiotic classes)

Gram-positives:
Lincosamides (clindamycin)
Penicillins (Amoxicillin)
Macrolides (azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin)

Gram-negatives:
Aminoglycosides (streptomycin, tobramycin, gentamicin) – Gram- pseudomonas

Both:
Cephalosporins
Nitrofurans (macrobid) – UTI (E. coli, S. saprophyticus)

Fluoroquinolones (Gram+: levofloxaxin, maxifloxacin, Gram-: ciprofloxacin)
Tetracyclines (tetracycline, doxycycline)

Carbapenams (miropenam)
Metronidazole- anaerobes, protozoa
Sulfonamides (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole TMP-SM) – UTI (E. coli, S. saprophyticus)

Question 2

ribosome subunit being inhibited

Answer 2

Buy AT 30, CELL for 50 (ribosome subunit being inhibited)

Aminoglycosides (streptomycin, tobramycin, gentamicin) – Gram- pseudomonas
Tetracyclines (tetracycline, doxycycline)

Lincosamides (Clindamycin)
Erythromycin
Linezolid