Antimicrobial Flashcards
What are examples of penicillins?
penicillin G, ampicillin
What are examples of cephalosporins?
ceftriaxone, ceftaroline
What is an example of monoactam?
azotreonam
What is an example of carbapenams?
imipenam
What is an example of trycylic glycopeptide?
vancomycin
What is an example is cyclic lipopeptide?
daptomycin
What is an example of tetracyclines?
tetracyline
What are examples of macrolides?
azithromycin, erythromycin
What is an example of lincosomides?
clindamycin
What are examples of streptogramins?
quinopristin, dalfopristin
what are examples of aminoglycosides?
gentamicin, tobramycin
What is an example of sulfonamides?
sulfamethoxazole
What are examples of quinolones?
ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin
What drug has its own group?
trimethoprim
What is selective toxicity?
kill or damage a microbe without damage to the host
What is therapeutic index?
- TI= LD50/ED50
- ratio of the toxic dose to the effective dose
LD must be large; ED must be low
What does -cidal mean in antibiotics?
kill bacteria
What does -static mean in antibiotics?
stop abcteria from growing; does NOT kill
What drugs are bacteriostatic?
- tetracyclines
- erythromycin
- chloramphenicol
What drugs are bacteriocidal?
- penicillins
- aminoglyocsides
- cephalosporins
What is the exception that can be either -cidal or -static?
sulfonamides
surf between cidal and static
Where would bacteriostatic and bacteriocidal agents be located on a graph?
bacteriostatic agents would be located above bacteriocidal agents
What group of drugs are beta lactams?
- penicillins
- cephalosporins
- monobactams
- carbapenems
What drugs play a role in cell wall synthesis?
- penicillins
- cephalosporins
- monobactams
- carbapenems
- vancomycin
What drugs play a type of role in DNA to RNA synthesis?
- quinolones: DNA gyrase, replication
- rifampin: RNA polymerase
- metronidazole: damage DNA
What drugs play a role in protein synthesis?
- tetracyclines
- aminoglycosides
- chloramphenicol
- macrolides (azithromycin, erythromycin)
What drugs play a role in the cell membrane?
- polymyxins
- daptomycin
Which drugs play a role in the production of folic acid?
- trimethoprim
- sulfonamides
PABA -> DHFA -> THFA
What are the reasons why a patient may not respond to therapy?
- misdiagnosis
- no infection
- do not complete full length of therapy
- patient self treatment of infection with antimicrobials that were not prescribed to them
What are some factors to consider when treating an infection?
- sensitivity of organism to drug
- appropriate dosage
- route of admin.
- duration of therapy
- special patient features
What is meant by “superinfection”?
when an antimcirobial migth disturb the ecologically balance leading to overgrowth of pathogenic microbes that are resistant to the antimicrobial agent
What is an example of something that can cause a superinfection?
C. Diff Albicans
What are the microorganisms that are most likely to cause a burn and traumatic/surgical wounds?
- staph
- strep
- pseudo. aeru
What are the microorganisms that are most likely to cause a skin infection?
- staph
- strep
- herpes
What are the microorganisms that are most likely to cause a wound infection?
- staph
- E. coli
- bact fragilis
What si the difference between the MIC and MBC?
- MIC: used more
- MBC: can be toxic
What si the goal of MIC to get rid of infection?
3-5 times more
What is the first choice of treatment for syphilis?
benzathine + penicillin G
What is the first choice of treatment for tuberculosis?
rifampin + isoniazid + pyrazinamide + ethambutol
What is the first choice of treatment for pneumonia?
piperacillin/tazabactam + tobramycin
Most antimicrobia drugs are excreted by what organ?
kidneys
What is creatinine clearance rate?
- measure renal function
- serve as guide to adjust dose
dose based on patients renal function
For hepatic function, which drug do you need to reduce the dosage for?
chloramphenicol
For hepatic function, which drug do you need to use with caution and have NO dosage adjustment?
clindamycin
How does the change in dose affect neonates (chloramphenicol)?
- low conc. of UGT which conjugates chloramphenicol; cleared by kidneys
- infants died from cardiovascular collapse, Gray Baby syndrome
- give lower dose
How does the change in dose affect neonates (sulfonamides)?
- displace bilirubin from albumin in the blood which can deposit in the brain
- contraindicated in neonates
How does the change in dose affect children?
- permanent dsicoloration of growing teeth of children
- can cause intracranial hypertension in infants and children
How does the change in dose affect CHF patients?
ticarcillin disodium/calvulanate potassium can cause edema and arrythmia
What dosage needs to be increased for infants/young children?
gentamicin
What drug causes the risk of hepatitis to increase with age?
isoniazid
What are the contradicted drugs for pregnancy and nursing?
- metronidazole
- sulfonamides
- antifolate drugs
- fluoroquinolones
- tetracyclines
What is the best combination for synergy?
2 drugs from different classes or have different mechanism of action
What are the mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in pathogenic microbes?
- decrease drug uptake
- increase durg increase
- decrease affinity for site of action
What are the gram positive microorganisms?
- staph
- strep
- E. faecalis
- mono
What are the gram negative microorganisms?
- E. coli
- kleb
- pseudo
- H. influenzae
Which microorganisms are anaerobes?
C. diff and bacterio fraglis
What are the gram positive characteristics in regards to a membrane?
- lactamase outside
- thicker peptidoglycan wall
What are the gram negative characteristics in regards to a membrane?
- outer membrane with porin channel
- thin peptidoglycan layer
- lactamase inside
Penicillin targets what?
transpeptidase
important for cross linking
Fosphomycin inhibits what enzyme?
pyruvyl transferase
used in formation of NAM
Peptidoglycan is a target for what enzymes?
vancomycin and pentapeptide
What is the mechanism of action for penicillins and cephalosporins?
- inhibit peptidoglycan transpeptidase
- penicillin binding proteins (PBP)
- trigger autolysins