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Antimicrobial Pharmacology - Basics & Background Flashcards

1
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Are macrolides bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal?

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Bacteriostatic

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Are tetracyclines bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal?

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Bacteriostatic

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Is clindamycin bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal?

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Bacteriostatic

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4
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Is sulfamethoxazole bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal?

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Bacteriostatic (when used alone)

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5
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Is linezolid bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal?

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Bacteriostatic

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6
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Are beta-lactams bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal?

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Bacteriocidal (except against Enterococcus spp. - synergy required for serious infections)

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Are aminoglycosides bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal?

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Bacteriocidal

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8
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Are fluoroquinolones bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal?

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Bacteriocidal

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9
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Is vancomycin bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal?

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Bacteriocidal (except against Enterococcus spp. - synergy required for serious infections)

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10
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Is daptomycin bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal?

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Bacteriocidal

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11
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is metronidazole bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal?

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Bacteriocidal (against anaerobes)

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12
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Is sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal?

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Bacteriocidal

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13
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What are the bacteriostatic antimicrobials?

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Macrolides
Tetracyclines
Clindamycin
Sulfamethoxazole (when used alone)
Linezolid
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14
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What are the bacteriocidal antimicrobials

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Beta-lactams (Exception: Enterococcus spp.)
Aminoglycosides
Fluoroquinolones
Vancomycin (Exception: Enterococcus spp.)
Daptomycin
Metronidazole (against anaerobes)
Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim

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15
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What is the pharmacodynamic profile for beta-lactams:

a) time-dependent (T > MIC)
b) concentration-dependent (Cmax:MIC)
c) mixed killing (AUC24:MIC)?

A

Time-dependent

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16
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What is the pharmacodynamic profile for erythromycin:

a) time-dependent (T > MIC)
b) concentration-dependent (Cmax:MIC)
c) mixed killing (AUC24:MIC)?

A

Time-dependent

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17
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What is the pharmacodynamic profile for flucytosine:

a) time-dependent (T > MIC)
b) concentration-dependent (Cmax:MIC)
c) mixed killing (AUC24:MIC)?

A

Time-dependent

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18
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What is the pharmacodynamic profile for aminoglycoside:

a) time-dependent (T > MIC)
b) concentration-dependent (Cmax:MIC)
c) mixed killing (AUC24:MIC)?

A

Concentration-dependent

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19
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What is the pharmacodynamic profile for fluoroquinolones:

a) time-dependent (T > MIC)
b) concentration-dependent (Cmax:MIC)
c) mixed killing (AUC24:MIC)?

A

Concentration-dependent/mixed killing

20
Q

What is the pharmacodynamic profile for metronidazole:

a) time-dependent (T > MIC)
b) concentration-dependent (Cmax:MIC)
c) mixed killing (AUC24:MIC)?

A

Concentration-dependent

21
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What is the pharmacodynamic profile for daptomycin:

a) time-dependent (T > MIC)
b) concentration-dependent (Cmax:MIC)
c) mixed killing (AUC24:MIC)?

A

Concentration-dependent

22
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What is the pharmacodynamic profile for amphotericin B:

a) time-dependent (T > MIC)
b) concentration-dependent (Cmax:MIC)
c) mixed killing (AUC24:MIC)?

A

Concentration-dependent

23
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What is the pharmacodynamic profile for echinocandins:

a) time-dependent (T > MIC)
b) concentration-dependent (Cmax:MIC)
c) mixed killing (AUC24:MIC)?

A

Concentration-dependent

24
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What is the pharmacodynamic profile for clarithromycin:

a) time-dependent (T > MIC)
b) concentration-dependent (Cmax:MIC)
c) mixed killing (AUC24:MIC)?

25
Q

What is the pharmacodynamic profile for azithromycin:

a) time-dependent (T > MIC)
b) concentration-dependent (Cmax:MIC)
c) mixed killing (AUC24:MIC)?

26
Q

What is the pharmacodynamic profile for clindamycin:

a) time-dependent (T > MIC)
b) concentration-dependent (Cmax:MIC)
c) mixed killing (AUC24:MIC)?

27
Q

What is the pharmacodynamic profile for tetracyclines:

a) time-dependent (T > MIC)
b) concentration-dependent (Cmax:MIC)
c) mixed killing (AUC24:MIC)?

28
Q

What is the pharmacodynamic profile for linezolid:

a) time-dependent (T > MIC)
b) concentration-dependent (Cmax:MIC)
c) mixed killing (AUC24:MIC)?

29
Q

What is the pharmacodynamic profile for vancomycin:

a) time-dependent (T > MIC)
b) concentration-dependent (Cmax:MIC)
c) dose-dependent (AUC24:MIC)?

30
Q

What is the pharmacodynamic profile for tigecycline:

a) time-dependent (T > MIC)
b) concentration-dependent (Cmax:MIC)
c) mixed killing (AUC24:MIC)?

31
Q

What is the pharmacodynamic profile for colistin:

a) time-dependent (T > MIC)
b) concentration-dependent (Cmax:MIC)
c) mixed killing (AUC24:MIC)?

32
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What is the pharmacodynamic profile for azoles:

a) time-dependent (T > MIC)
b) concentration-dependent (Cmax:MIC)
c) mixed killing (AUC24:MIC)?

33
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What are the time-dependent killing (T > MIC) antimicrobials?

A 
Penicillin
Cephalosporins
Aztreonam
Erythromycin
Flucytosine
34
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What are the concentration-dependent killing (Cmax:MIC) antimicrobials?

A 
Aminoglycosides
Fluoroquinolones
Metronidazole (against anaerobes)
Daptomycin
Amphotericin B
Echinocandins
35
Q

What are the mixed-killing (AUC24:MIC) killing antimicrobials?

A 
Fluoroquinolones
Clarithromycin
Azithromycin
Clindamycin
Tetracycline
Linezolid
Vancomycin
Tigecycline
Colistin
Azoles
36
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What is the post-antimicrobial effect?

A

An effect of antimicrobials where growth is still inhibited even after the concentration of the antibiotic falls below the MIC.

37
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Which antibiotics have a post-antimicrobial effect?

A

1) Most antibiotics against Gram positive organisms
2) Aminoglycosides against Gram negative organisms
3) Fluoroquinolones against Gram negative organisms
4) Carbapenems against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

38
Q

What are the rates of cross-reactivity between penicillin-allergic patients and cephalosporins?

39
Q

What tissues/areas are well penetrated by antibiotics?

A

Urine, kidneys, other soft tissues

40
Q

What tissues/areas are poorly penetrated by antibiotics?

A

1) Eye (privileged site)
2) Prostate (fluoroquinolones and macrolides are best)
3) Abscesses
4) Endocarditis vegetations (biofilms are hard to penetrate)

41
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Why is immune status of the patient important?

A

1) Provides clues as to the types of pathogens that may be present
2) Can make use favour a bactericidal agent vs. a bacteriostatic agent

42
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What are the characteristics of time-dependent killing (T > MIC)?

A

Killing is dependent on the time the antibiotic concentrations are above the organisms MIC.

43
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What are the characteristics of concentration-dependent killing (Cmax:MIC)?

A

Killing is dependent on how high the drug concentration is above the MIC.

44
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What are the characteristics of mixed killing (AUC24:MIC)?

A

Killing is dependent both on the time of drug exposure above MIC and how high the drug concentration is above MIC.

45
Q

What are six causes of treatment failure?

A

1) Incorrect diagnosis (wrong organisms being treated or wrong antibiotic selected)
2) Inadequate exposure of the organism to the antibiotic at the site of infection
3) Acquisition of resistant organisms while on treatment
4) Host factors (impaired immune system, poor source control, foreign materials for biofilms to form on)
5) Drug interactions
6) Non-adherence

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