AntiMicrobrial Chemotherapy Flashcards
1
Q
Antibiotics may kill or inhibit bacteria by ________ (List main 3)
A
Inhibit - cell wall synthesis, protein synthesis, nucleic acid synthesis
2
Q
Bactericidal acronym
A
very proficient at many cell murders
Vancomycin penicillins aminoglycoside macrolides cephalosporins metranidazole
3
Q
Bacteriostatic acronym
A
ECSTaTC
erythromycins chloramphenicol sulfoamides tetracycline TPM clindamycin
4
Q
2 antibiotics - cell wall
A
beta-lactam (penicillin, cephalosporins), glycopeptide (vancomycin, teicoplanin)
5
Q
4 antibiotic - protein synthesis
A
Cyclic lipopeptide
Oxazolidones
Macrolides
Aminoglycosides
6
Q
4 antibiotic - nucleic acid synthesis
A
TPM, Sulphamethoxazole, Fluoroquinolones, quinolones
7
Q
Acquired resistance/genes can be carried _______
A
plasmids or on transposons
