Antimicrobials II Flashcards
Name all the drugs (categories) that inhibit protein synthesis
Aminglycosides Tetracyclines Cloramhenicol Clindamycin Macrolides Linezolid Streptogramins Mupirocin
What are the drugs that affect the 30S subunit?
Aminoglycosides
Tetracyclines
What are the drugs that afffect the 50S subunit?
Chloramphenicol Clindamycin Macrolides Linezolid Streptogramins
What is the drug that affects the tRNA synthetase?
Mupirocin
Name all the Aminoglycosides
Gentamycin Neomycin Amikacin Tobramycin Streptomycin
(GNATS)
MOA of aminoglycosides?
bactercidal
inhibits the 30s subunit
Clinical use of aminoglycosides
Severe gram - aerobic bacteria
Neomycin enema for bowel surgery
Toxicity and contraindications for aminoglycosides
Nephrotoxicity
Ototoxicity
Tertogen
Amikacin is the _____ spectrum of aminoglycosides
broadest
Name the tetracyclines
Tetracycline
Doxycycline
Tigecycline
Minocycline
MOA of tetracyclines
bacteriostatic
inhibits 30S subunit
Clinical use of tetracyclines
Tx Acne vulgaris
Vibrio choleraie, Acne, Chlamydia, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma pneumonia, Tularemia, H pylori, Borrelia, Rickettsia
VACUUM THe BR
Do not give if pregnant!
Avoid alcohol
MOA of chloramphenicol
bacteriostatic
inhibits 50S peptidyltransferase
Clinical use of chloramphenicol
Meningitis
Rickettsias
Toxicity and contraindications of chloramphenicol
Anemia
Hemolytic anemia
aplastic anemia
Gray baby syndrome
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