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Antimicrobial Agents Flashcards

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1
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What enzyme do B-lactams inhibit, and what does it do?

A
  • blocks transpeptidase
  • normally cross-links Muramic acid via their D-ala-D-ala portions (peptidoglycans)
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What, on bacteria, does penicillin look like?

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D-ala-D-ala

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TEM

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B-lactamase

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4
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What are the glycopeptide antimicrobials?

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  • Vancomycin
  • teicoplanin
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What type of bacteria are intrinsically resistant to Vancomycin?

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Gram (-) bacteria

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What does Vancomycin bind to?

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D-ala-D-ala

-Blocks cross-linking reaction

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What is the phenotype of vancomycin resistance?

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D-ala-D-ala → D-ala-D-lac

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What is Vancomycin Intermediate S. aureus (VISA)?

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  • Characterized by thickening of cell wall.
  • Thicker cell wall has more D-ala-D-ala in outer layer of peptidoglycan which can trap vancomycin.
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What is cycloserine?

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  • cell wall synthesis inhibitor
  • blocks D-ala ligase

*needs to enter cytoplasm

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10
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Which antibiotics inhibits the 30s segment of bacterial ribosomes?

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  • Aminoglycosides
  • Tetracyclines
  • Tigecycline
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How do aminoglycosides work?

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-Bind to 30 S subunit of ribosome and prevent formation of initiation complex

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How is bacterial resistance to aminoglycocides mediated?

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  • Enzymatic inactivation of the drug
  • A set of plasmid encoded enzymes can adenylate, phosphorylate or acetylate aminoglycosides
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How do tetracyclines work?

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Attach to 30 S subunit to prevent binding of incoming aminoacyl-tRNA

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How is bacterial resistance to tetracyclines work?

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  • active efflux of the drug out of the bacteria
  • also by a plasmid-encoded tetracycline binding protein
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How do macrolides work?

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Bind 50S subunit and block translocation.

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How do lincosamides work?

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Bind 50S subunit and block translocation.

17
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What classes of antibiotics bind the 50s subunit of bacterial ribososmes?

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  • Macrolides
  • Lincosamides
  • spectinomycin
  • Chloramphenicol
  • oxazolidinomes
18
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What is the bacterial mechanism for resistance to macrolides and lincosamides?

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-altered target site

19
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How does chloramphenicol work?

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  • binds 50s subunit of ribosome
  • inhibits peptidyl transferase to block peptide bond formation
20
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What is the bacterial mechanism of resistance to chloramphenicol?

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-enzymatic inactivation

21
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How do oxazolidinones work?

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-Binds 50S subunit and prevents association with 30S subunit

22
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What antibiotic classes inhibit bacterial folic acid metabolism?

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  • Sulfonamides
  • Trimethoprim
23
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How do sulfonamides work?

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  • inhibit bacterial purine/pryimidine synthesis
  • blocks dihydropteroate synthetase
24
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How does trimethoprim work?

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  • inhibits bacterial purine/pyrimidine synthesis
  • inhibits DHFR
25
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How is bacterial resistance of sulfonamides mediated?

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By pass the blocked pathway

26
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How is bacterial resistance of trimethoprim mediated?

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Bypass the blocked pathway

27
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What class of antibiotics are nucleic acid synthesis inhibitors?

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  • Quinolones
  • Rifampicin
28
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How do quinolones work?

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-block DNA gyrase

& topoisomerase IV

29
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How is bacterial resistance to quinolones mediated?

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  • mutations in gyrase and topo IV genes is the most common mechanism of resistance
  • Efflux
  • Qnr produced and binds/protects DNA gyrase
30
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How does rifampicin work?

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Blocks beta-subunit of the bacterial RNA polymerase enzyme

31
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How is bacterial resistance to rifampicin mediated?

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mutations in the gene for the beta-subunit of RNA Polymerase

32
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What antibiotics work via bacterial membrane disruption?

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  • Polymixins
  • Daptomycin
33
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How do polymixins work?

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-act like a detergent and disrupt cytoplasmic membrane

*used topically due to toxicity

*resistance is rare

34
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How does Daptomycin work?

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  • dysrupts cell membrane
  • Depolarizes bacteria resulting in bacterial death from release of intracellular ions
35
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Combinations of penicillins and ____________ because penicillins allow increased passage of __________.

A

aminoglycosides

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