Antibiotics exam 1 Flashcards
This cell-wall inhibitor is NOT penicillin related, it has no beta lactam ring. It is the drug of choice for MRSA
Vancomycin
How do you administer Vancomycin for a C. Diff infection?
PO only! it is not absorbed systemically when given PO, and reaches the intestinal tract
what is Vanco’s coverage?
gram positive MRSA MRSE Enterococcus C. diff (po)
What do you have to monitor when administering vanco?
serum drug concentrations, aka TROUGHS
This cell wall inhibitor is a bactericidal, concentration-dependent alternative choice to quinupristin or linezolid
Daptomycin
Daptomycin coverage
Gram positive
MRSA
VRE
S. aureus skin infections
This cell wall inhibitor can cause myalgia, elevated hepatic transaminases, elevated creatinine phosphokinase, and rhabdomyolysis
Daptomycin
NEVER use this drug in treating pneumonia or lung infection because it is inactivated by pulmonary surfactants
Daptomycin
this cell wall inhibitor has a similar structure to vanco, and is a good alternative to vanco, dapto, and linezolid for complicated skin infections
Telavancin
televancin coverage?
drug-resistant gram (+), MRSA, VRE
What is the last possible choice for antibiotic to treat hospital acquired bacterial pneumonia, only when nothing else is suitable?
Televancin
Can you safely administer telavancin in pregnant women?
NO - not recommended in pregnancy
Adverse effects of this drug include taste disturbances, foamy urine, QT prolongation, and can interfere with coag labs
Telavancin
This cell wall inhibitor works as a bactericidal and is often used to treat E.coli in UTIs
Fosfomycin
When treating UTIs with fosfomycin, which organism(s) are we targeting?
E.coli and E. faecalis
How do you describe the absorption speed of fosfomycin?
RAPID (given po)
Which organs/areas does fosfomycin distribute well to?
kidneys, bladder, prostate
This cell wall inhibitor binds to gram (-) cell membranes and disrupt their wall integrity, causing leakage and death of the cell
Polymixin
Coverage of polymixins?
gram negative p. aeruginosa e.coli k. pneumonia acinetobacter enterobacter
What 2 organisms is polymixin intrinsically resistant to?
proteus and serratia
This antibiotic is used as a desperate choice for multi drug resistant gram-negative infections (salvage therapy)
Polymixins
What subtype of penicillin do amoxicillin and ampicillin fall under?
Extended spectrum
Which cell-wall inhibitors are susceptible to beta lactamase?
Extended spectrum
natural penicillins
antipseudomonals
extended spectrum penicillins have the usual coverage against gram(+), but with the added coverage of _____
gram (-)
What is the drug of choice for gram (+) bacillus LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES
Ampicillin
Penicillin DOES NOT COVER:
mycobacteria, protozoa, fungi, viruses
what are the antistaphylococcal penicillins?
Dicloxacillin
Oxacillin
What is the coverage for antistaphylococcal penicilins?
gram positive staph; including penicillinase-producing staph (MSSA)
what is NOT covered by antistaphylococcal penicillin
gram negative or
MRSA
What are the antipseudomonal penicillins?
Piperacillin
Ticarcillin