Antibiotics-attenuated Flashcards
1
Q
Amphotericin:
- Group:
- Mechanism:
- Target:
- Side effect:
A
- Group: Antifungal
- Mechanism: membrane permeability
- Target: Fungi
- Side effect: Very bad. Anemia, etc
2
Q
Nystatin:
- Group:
- Mechanism:
- Target:
- Side effect:
A
- Group: Anti-fungals
- Mechanism: binds to ergosterol, changing membrane permeability
- Target: Fungi
- Side effect: Also bad
3
Q
Fluconazole, Itra-, keto-
- Group:
- Mechanism:
- Target:
A
- Group: Antifungals
- Mechanism: Inhibits ergosterol synthesis
- Target: systemic mycoses
- Side effect: ?
4
Q
Caspofungin:
- Group:
- Mechanism:
- Target:
- Side effect:
A
- Group: antifungal
- Mechanism: inhibits glucan cell wall synthesis
- Target: Candida albicans
- Side effect: ?
5
Q
Flucocytosine:
- Group:
- Mechanism:
- Target:
- Side effect:
A
- Group: Antimetabolite/antifungal
- Mechanism: inhibits thymidylate synthetase
- Target: antifungal
- Side effect: ?
6
Q
Caspofungin:
- Group:
- Mechanism:
- Target:
- Side effect:
A
- Group: antifungal
- Mechanism:
- Target:
- Side effect:
7
Q
Antimetabolites:
- Group:
- Mechanism:
- Target:
- Side effect:
A
- Group: Antimetabolite/antifungal
- Mechanism: inhibits thymidylate synthetase
- Target: antifungal
- Side effect: ?
8
Q
Ciprofloxacin
- Group:
- Mechanism:
- Target:
- Side effect:
- cidal/static:
A
- Group: Fluoroquinolones
- Mechanism: Interferes with DNA replication
- Target: broad spectrum, pseudomonas, and MRSA
- Side effect:
- cidal/static: cidal
9
Q
Moxyfloxacin:
- Group:
- Mechanism:
- Target:
- Side effect:
- cidal/static:
A
- Group: Fluoroquinolone
- Mechanism: Inhibits DNA gyrase
- Target: Broad spectrum. Later generation of fluoroquinolones
- Side effect:
- cidal/static: cidal
10
Q
Metronidazole:
- Group:
- Mechanism:
- Target:
- Side effect:
- cidal/static:
A
- Group:
- Mechanism:
- Target:
- Side effect:
- cidal/static:
11
Q
Nalidixic Acid:
- Group:
- Mechanism:
- Target:
- Side effect:
- cidal/static:
A
- Group:Quinolones
- Mechanism: Inhibit DNA gyrase
- Target: Gm - and enterics
- Side effect:
- cidal/static: Cidal
12
Q
Muprocin
- Group:
- Mechanism:
- Target:
- Side effect:
- cidal/static:
A
- Group: 50S inhibitor
- Mechanism: Inhibits tRNA
- Target: Nasal MRSA
- Side effect:
- cidal/static: Can be either. Concentration dependent
13
Q
Oxazoledones
- Group:
- Mechanism:
- Target:
- Side effect:
- cidal/static:
A
- Group: 50S inhibitors
- Mechanism: Inhibits 16S and 23S rRNA
- Target: Gram +
- Side effect:
- cidal/static: Static
14
Q
Chloramphenicol:
- Group:
- Mechanism:
- Target:
- Side effect:
- cidal/static:
A
- Group: 50 S subunit inhibitor
- Mechanism: Blocks chain elongation
- Target: Gram +, gram -, anaerobes. Wide spectrum.
- Side effect: gray baby syndrome, aplastic anemia
- cidal/static: static
15
Q
Azithromycin and erythromycin
- Group:
- Mechanism:
- Target:
- Side effect:
- cidal/static:
A
- Group: Macrolides (50S inhibitor)
- Mechanism: Prevents chain elongation
- Target: Gram +
- Side effect:
- cidal/static: static