Antibiotics/Cardiovascular Flashcards
define incisional surgical site infection
superficial: skin and subQ
Deep: fascial and muscular layers
define organ/space surgical site infections
occurs anywhere within the operative field other than where the body wall tissues were excised
how are antibiotics classified
mechanism of action and spectrum of activity
what are the beta lactams
penicillins
cephalosporins
carbapenems
what are the non beta lactams
macrolides
sulfonamides
quinolines
aminoglycosides
what are 5 major mechanisms of abx
inhibition of cell wall synthesis
inhibition of protein synthesis
inhibition of DNA/RNA synthesis
Disruption of cell membrane integrity
inhibition of metabolic pathways
what is the target for inhibition of cell wall synthesis
peptidoglycan, leads to weaken the cell wall and cell lysis
what is the target for inhibition of protein synthesis
bacterial ribosomes, prevents production of bacterial proteins and lead to cell death
what is the target for inhibition of DNA/RNA synthesis
bacterial enzymes, prevents cell division
what is the target for disruption of cell membrane integrity
bacterial cell membrane, leads to increased membrane permeability and bacterial death
what is the target for inhibition of metabolic pathways
bacterial enzymes involved in folic acid synthesis, prevents bacterial growth
what are beta lactamases
enzymes produced that destroy beta lactam abx and lead to abx resistance
mechanism of action of beta-lactams
inhibit cell wall synthesis
3 examples of beta-lactams
penicillins
cephalosporins
carbapenems
mechanism of action for glycopeptides
inhibit cell wall synthesis
glycopeptide example
vancomycin
Aminoglycosides mechanism of action
inhibit protein synthesis
aminoglycoside examples
gentamicin
macrolide examples
azithromycin
erythromycin
Marcolides mechanism of action
inhibit protein sythesis
fluoroquinolones mechanism of action
inhibit DNA synthesis
fluoroquinolones examples
ciprofloxacin
levofloxacin
Rifamycins mechanism of action
inhibit RNA synthesis
Rifamycins example
rifampin