Antimicrobials II Flashcards
imipenem
carbapenem
meropenem
carbapenem
ertapenem
carbapenem
doripenem
carbapenem
combo of imipenem
administered with cilastatin
inhibit renal dehydropeptidase I
cilastatin
inhibit renal dehydropeptidase I
administered with imipenem
coverage of carbapenems
broad coverage
used for very sick septic patient
no MRSA coverage
aztreonam
monobactam
inhibit peptidoglycan cross-linking
-bind penicillin binding protein 3
synergistic with aminoglycosides
usually nontoxic - little adverse effect
coverage of aztreonam
gram negative rods only
no activity - gram positive or anaerobes
vancomycin
inhibit cell wall peptidoglycan formation
-binding D-ala - D-ala portion
coverage vancomycin
gram positive only
MRSA
staph epidermidis
c. dif
red man syndrome
with vancomycin
histamine rlease
tx red man syndrome
stop vanco
-start antihistamine
adverse vancomycin
red man syndrome
nephrotoxic
ototoxic
thrombophleblitis
resistance with vancomycin
alter D-ala-D-ala > D-ala D-lac
bacterial ribosome
70S
subunits - 30S and 50S
human ribosome
80S
subunits - 40S and 60S
buy AT 30, CCEL at 50
protein synthesis inhibitor antibiotics
30S
aminoglycoside
tetracycline
50S chloramphenicaol clindamycin erythromycin linezolid