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Antibiotics Flashcards

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Mechanism of action: Penicillin

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Inhibit cell wall synthesis, inhibit cross-linking of peptidoglycan (transpeptidation), activation of autolytic enzyme

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Penicillin resistance

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B-lactamase (penicillinase), mutation in PBPs

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Common antipseudomonas penicillin

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pipercillin, ticacillin

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Common Aminopenicillins

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Ampicillins, amoxicillins

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Common Penicillinase-resistance penicillins

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Dicloxacillin, nafcillin

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Clinical usage of penicillin

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Pneumococcal infection, streptococcal infection, meningococcal infection, gonococcal infection, syphilis, clostridium infection

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Amoxicillin & Amphicillin

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Extended spectrum of gram negative bacteria - GI track infection, enterococci, H. influenzae

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common 1st gen cephalosporin

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Cefadroxil, cephalexin, cephazolin

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common 2nd gen cephalosporin

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cefoxitin, cefuroxime

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Common 3rd gen cephalosporin

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Cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, ceftazidime, cefoperazone

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Common 4th gen cephalosporin

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Cefepime, cefpirome

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Common 5th gen cephalosporin

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Ceftaroline, ceftobiprole

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Common antipseudomonas cephalosporin

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ceftazidime, cefoperazone (3rd gen) cefepime (5th gen)

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Clinical use of 1st gen cephalosporin

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cefazolin, cephalexin, S. aureus Surgical prophylaxis

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Clinical use of 2nd gen cephalosporin

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Treating community acquired pneumonia

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Clinical use of 3rd gen cephalosporin

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Ceftriaxone, cefotaxime - Gram negative (non ESBL)

Ceftazidime, cefoperazone - antipseudomonas

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Clinical use of 4th gen cephalosporin

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Cefopime, cefpirome - antipseudomonas, treating gram negative ESBL

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Clinical use of ceftaroline, ceftobiprole

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treating MRSA, VRSA, PRSA (CAP)

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clinacal usage of ceftriaxone (3rd gen)

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treat upper UTI, nosocomial pneumonia

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drugs treating PPNG (penicillinase-producing N. gonorrhoeae)

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Cephalosporin

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common carbapenam drugs

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imepenam, meropenam, ertapenam, doripenam

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Clinical use of carbapenam

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life threatening infection, gram positive cocci/bacilli: Listeria, Corynebacterium, gram negative***: ESBL, pseudomonas (except ertapenam), skin infection, gram negative septicemia, UTI

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carbapenam ADR

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hypersensitivity, nausea/vomiting, CNS toxicity (seizure) - high dose, can cross reaction with penicillin

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Common glycopeptide drugs

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vancomycin

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vancomycin mechanism

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inhibit cell wall synthesis

26
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clinical use of vancomycin

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gram positive bactericidal (bacteriostatic against C. difficile), **treating multidrug-resistant organisms (i.e. MRSA), prophylaxin in prosthetic valve replacement, ***penicillin/cephalosporin-resistant streptococcus infection

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vancomycin ADR

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redman/redneck syndrome, nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity

28
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protein synthesis inhibitor drugs

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macrolides, tetracyclins, lincosamides, aminoglycosides

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Common macrolides drugs

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erythomycin, Azithromycin (-thromycin)

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macrolides mechanism of action

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binding to 50s subunit, inhibiting translocation

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clinical use of macrolides

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treating atypical pneumonia (Mycoplasma, Legionella, Chlamydia) treating Streptococcal infection in patients allergic to penicillins (cephalosporin, cabapenam)

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macrolide ADR

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GIupset, eosinophilia

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Common tetracyclines

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1st gen - tetracycline, oxytetracycline, demeclocycline
2nd gen - doxycycline, minocycline
3rd gen - tigecycline

34
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clinical use of tetracycline

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broad spectrum against gram positive anaerobe, good for mycoplasma, chlamydia, legionella

acne treatment

cover H. influenzae, Leptospira interrogans (Doxycyclin), Rickettsia

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Tetracycline ADR

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Tooth discoloration & hypoplasia (children), photosensitivity*

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Common lincosamide drugs

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Clindamycin, Lincomycin

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lincosamide mechanism

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blocking peptide transfer by binding to 50s subunit (similar to macrolides)

38
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clindamycin ADR

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pseudomonas colitis (C. difficile overgrowth), diarrhea

39
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miscellaneous antibiotic drugs

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Fluoroquinolones, sulfonamide + trimethroprim

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fluoroquinolone drugs

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1st gen - nalidic acid
2nd gen - norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, oflaxacin
3rd gen - levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, gatifloxacin
4th gen - sitafloxacin

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mechanism of fluoroquinolone

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inhibit topoisomerase 3 (DNA gyrase)

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UTI fluoroquinolones

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ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin

43
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clinical use of Norfloxacin

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Cover Enterobacteriaceae, abdominal infection

44
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clinical use of levofloxacin

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treat respiratory infection, atypical pneumonia

45
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fluoroquinolone ADR

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tendon rupture in elders, CNS toxicity (prohibited in patients with epilepsy), C. difficile overgrowth, rash, GI upset

46
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what is Co-trimoxazole

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sulfonamide + trimethroprim together for better bactericidal

47
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Clinical use of co-trimoxazole

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cover both gram positive amd gram negative bacteria ( EXCEPT Pseudomonas aeruginosa), prophylaxis in patients with HIV i.ei Toxoplasmosis prophylaxis

48
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co-trimoxazole ADR

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hypersensitivity, hemolysis in G6PD patients, photosensitivity, nephrotoxicity

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metronidazole mechanism

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toxic free radical synthesis in bacteria causing cell damage

50
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clinical use of metronidazole

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good coverage of anaerobes, parasite, bacterial vagiosis, C. difficile (1st line pseudomembranous colitis), Trichomonas vaginalis

51
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Metronidazole ADR

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nausea, GI-toxicity

52
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antipseudomonas

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pipercillin + tazobactam, aminoglycosides, ceftazidime, cefparazone, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, imipenam, meropenam, colistin

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anaerobes infection medication

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metronidazole, clindamycin, piperacillin + tazobactam, ampicillin + sulbactam, amoxicillin + calvulanate, carbapenam except meropenam, moxifloxacin, tigecycline

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MRSA

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co-trimoxazole, clindamycin, doxycycline, vancomycin, linezolid, daptomycin

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Vancomycin-resistance enterococcus

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Linazolid, tigecycline, daptomycin

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Cephalosporins that does not have nephrotoxicity as ADR

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ceftriaxone, cefoparazone

57
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Disulfuram-like reaction

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inhibit aldehyde dehydrogenase

58
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Antibiotics causing disulfuram-like reaction

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Cephalosporin, metronidazole

59
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treating leptospirosis

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Penicillin G, doxycyclin

60
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prostatitis (UTI)

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ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin

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pharyngitis

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penicillin V, amoxicillin, macrolides if allergic to amoxicillin

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enterobacteriaceae

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norfloxacin

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