Antimicrobial Therapy

Question 1

What is Bactericidal

Answer 1

Kills bacteria directly

Question 2

What is bacteriostatic

Answer 2

Inhibit growth of susceptible bacteria. Allowing the host defences to eventually cause bacterial death

Question 3

Narrow Spectrum

Answer 3

The drug is active against a select group of bacteria

Question 4

Broad spectrum

Answer 4

The drug has a range of activity against Gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria

Question 5

What is the MOA of Amoxycillin

Answer 5

An antibiotics that interferes with bacterial cell wall structure
Inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis by disrupting the ridged cross-link structure causing lysis and cell death
Is bactericidal

Question 6

What are some ADRs for amoxycillin

Answer 6

nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, candidiasis, allergic reaction

Question 7

What is the nurses role and patient education when giving amoxycillin

Answer 7

Avoiding excessive prescribing of antimicrobials
Finish full course of antibiotics
Never use leftover antibiotics or another persons antibiotics