Antimicrobials - PSI Flashcards
What is an ADE for aminoglycosides? What other condition should doctor’s be cautious about?
Nephrotoxicity
Myasthenia gravis
What are 3 tetracyclines?
Tertracycline
Doxycycline
Minocycline
What are tetracyclines used against?
MSSA/MRSA
Tick bites
Atypical bacteria
How to aminoglycosides work?
Concentration dependent
What is linezolid active against?
MRSA
Enterococcus
Vanc Resistant G+
What is clindamycin used against?
S.aureus
Anaerobes (Bacteriodes)
What are three macrolides?
Azyithromycin
Clarithrymycin
Erythromycin
What are three aminoglycosides?
Tobramycin
Amikacin
Gentamicin
What group do macrolides target?
Atypical bacteria
What are two serious ADE for linezolid?
Myelosuppression
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibition
What is the major ADE for clindamycin?
C.Diff
What are two ADR to tetracyclines?
Sunburn
Teeth Discoloration
What group does Tigecycline cover? Which organism in that group is not covered? Which other two organisms are covered?
Gram - except pseudomonas
MRSA and Enterococcus
What is an ADR to macrolides?
QTc prolongation
