Antimicrobials - Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis Flashcards
True or False: Antimicrobial Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis are mainly Bacteriostatic.
True
MOA of Tetracylcines
Reversibly bind 30S subunit of ribosome, preventing attachment of aminoacyl tRNA; enter cell via passive diffusion and active transport and concentrate intracellularly
Tetracycline mechanisms of resistance
Enzymatic inactivation, production of proteins that interfere with binding to ribosome, impaired influx or increased efflux
Used to treat Syphilis in Penicillin allergic patients
Tetracyclines
Part of combination therapy for H.pylori, malaria prophylaxis and treatment, and treatment of plague, brucellosis, and tularemia
Tetracyclines
Absorption decreased by divalent cations and milk
Tetracyclines
Tetracycline that reaches high concentrations in all secretions
Minocycline
Lipid soluble Tetracycline for STDs and Prostatitis
Minocycline; give parenterally
AE of Tetracyclines
Hypoplasia and discoloration of teeth, stunting of growth, Photosensitivity
Contraindications of Tetracyclines
Category D, children under 8 yoa
Glycylcycline with Black Box warning –> last resort treatment
Tigecycline
Susceptible to Proteus and Pseudomonas efflux pumps
Tigecycline
MOA Tigecycline
Binds 30S ribosomal subunit
Contraindications of Tigecycline
Pregnancy, children under 8 yoa
Contraindications of Aminoglycosides
Teratogenic (Category D), Myasthenia Gravis
AE of Aminoglycosides
Nephrotoxic, Neuromuscular blockade, Ototoxic, and Teratogenic
Mechanisms of Resistance to Aminoglycosides
Modification/Inactivation of drug, decreased accumulation, modification of 30S binding site
How often are Aminoglycosides given, and why?
Once daily; Post-antibiotic effect + concentration- dependent killing
Which drugs do time-dependent killing?
Penicillins and Cephalosporins