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Bacterial infections and Abx Flashcards

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Describe the layers of gram positive and gram negative bacterias’ cell wall

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gram positive:
* thick outer peptidoglycan wall and one inner phospholipid membrane

gram negative
* thin peptidoglycan wall surrounded by an inner and an outer phospholipid membrane
* lipopolysacchardie layer on the outside

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What are the most common Staph bacteria isolated from dogs and cats?

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dogs: Staphylococcus pseudointermedius, S. schleiferi
cats: S. pseudointermedius

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Which Staph species indicates transfer from people?

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Staphylococcus aureus

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What are the most common bacteria to cause postsurgical infections?

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Staphylococcus

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Name 2 bacteria producing urease enzymes, leading to struvite infections

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S pseudointermedius
Proteus mirabilis

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Which S species are coagulase positive versus negative? What does this indicate?

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S pseudointermedius - coagulase positive
S schleiferi - depending on subsp can be either
S aureus - most coagulase positive

virulence factor - low virulence if negative
coagulase induces blood clotting and fibrin clots covering bacteria can help avoid phagocytosis

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How do Staph appear microscopically?

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perfectly round and clustered

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How do Streptococcus bacteria appear on cytology?

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round and in chains

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What does usually determine the virulence of Streptococci?

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differentiate between
* alpha (partial) hemolytic
* beta (complete) hemolytic
* gamma (non) hemolytic

beta hemolytic bacteria most virulent

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What is the most common Streptococcus species isolated in dogs and cats?

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  • Streptococcus canis

beta-hemolytic
part of the normal canine flora
can cause pneumonia, UTIs, wound infections

associated with toxic shock syndrome and necrotizing fasciitis

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Why are Fluoroquinolones use contraindicated in Streptococcus canis infections?

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can induce bacteriophage and increase the risk of toxic shock syndrome and necrotizing fasciitis

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What bacteria has been associated with outbreaks of hemorrhagic pneumonia in dogs in shelter setting?

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Streptococcus equi subsp zooepidemicus

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What are the most common Enterococcus isolates in dogs and cats, where are they normal inhabitants?

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E faecalis
E faceium

gastrointestinal tract

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What are infections caused by Enteroccous and how are they treated?

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UTIs, cholangiohepatitis, wound infections

E. faecalis - less resistant, tx of choice penicillin
E. faecium - more resistant

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What classes of abx are enteroccus species generally resistant to?

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  • cephalosporins
  • fluoroquinolones
  • low dose aminoglycosides
  • sulfonamides
  • macrolides
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What are 3 members of the Actinomycetales order?

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  • Actinomyces
  • Nocardia
  • Mycobacterium

Actinomyces - normal oral flora
Nocardia and Mycobacterium - environemnt

Actinomyces/Nocardia common pyothorax isolates
Mycobacterium infections rare

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What is the treatment of choice for Actinomyces, Nocardia, or Mycobacterium?

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Actinomyces - Penicillin, high dose and frequency
Nocardia - TMS
Mycobacterium - macrolide (clarithromycin)

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What predisposes to Clostridium difficile diarrhea?

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previous abx tx

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What is caused by adherent-invasive E.coli? How is the condition treated?

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Granulomatous colitis
enrofloxacin at 10-20 mg/kg q24h for 8 weeks

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What is Pseudomonas aeruginosa resistant to and how are infections treated?

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Resistant to:
* aminopenicillins
* most cephalopsorins
* TMS
* chloramphenicol
* tetracyclines
* often acquired resistance to aminoglycosides and fluoroquinolones

treatment with anti-pseudomonal beta-lactams i.e., ceftazidime, pipercaillin => reserve for life-threatening systemic infections

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What Pasteurella spp. are isolated in dogs and cats and what kind of infections do they usually cause?

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P. multicide, P. canis => normal flora of oral cavity and upper respiratory tract

can cause bite wound infections and pneumonia

best tretment: penicillins or aminopenicillins

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What is the most sensitive diagnostic for Bartonellosis?

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PCR followng enrichment culture

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What is increaesed time to antibiotic therapy in sepsis associated with?

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  • increased mortality
  • increased rate of AKI
  • increased rate of organ dysfunction
  • increased length of hospitalization
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Explain how to use the MIC information for dosing regiments of time-dependent or concentration dependent antibiotics

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Minimum inhibitory concentration - i.e., the lower the MIC the more susceptible

time-dependent abx - reversibly act on abx - i.e., want to minimize the time the plasma cc is less than MIC
* fT > MIC is the percent of time the plasma drug concentration is above the MIC
* ideally 100% for critically ill patients
* non critically ill: 50-60% penicillins, 60-70% cephalosporins, 30-40% carbapenems

concentration-dependent abx - irreversibly bind to abx
* want Cmax to be over MIC
* post-antibiotic effect
* Cmax:MIC should be 8 in critically ill patients

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Explain how fluid overload may alter the PK of antibiotics and how to address this

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increases the Vd - especially for hydrophilic antibiotics (e.g., beta lactams)
=> lower plasma cc => lower target tissue cc

  • increase dose and frequency for time-dependent abx
  • increase dose for concentration-dependent abx
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Explain how hypoalbuminemia may affect the PK of abx

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  • increases the volume of distribution for hydrophilic abx
  • increases renal clearance for abx that are usually mostly protein-bound
  • increases fraction of free/active compound

net effect of hypoalbuminemia
* time-dependent => decreased efficacy because of fast elimination
* concentration-dependent => increased efficancy due to increased Cmax

  • time-dependent antibiotics => increase dose or frequency
  • concentration-dependent => no change needed
  • not highly protein-bound => no change needed
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In what ways can kidney disease affect antimicrobial PK?

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AKI
* decreased renal clearance
* incresed fT>MIC
* higher risk of toxicity
* if high therapeutic index => likely safe, if narrow therapeutic index => frequency reduction or avoid drug overdose

Augmented renal clearance (ARC)
* may need to increase dose and frequency
* difficult to identify - need to measure renal creatinine clearance (>120-150 mL/minute people)

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How does hepatic disease affect antimicrobial PK?

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hepatic dysfunction would need reduction of at least 90% of metabolic capacity to substantially alter antimicrobial clearance

unlikely to play a role in most patients

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Which group of beta lactams is MRSA resistant to?

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all, except 5th gen cephalosporin (ceftaroline)

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Name 4 classes of beta lactams

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  • penicillins
  • cephalosporins
  • monobactams
  • carbapenems
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Are beta lactams bacteriostatic or bactericidal?

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bactericidal

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32
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Describe how beta lactams excert antibiotic properties

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beta-lactam rings binds to penicillin-binding protein (PBP) –> inactivates transpeptidase enzymes –> bacteria can not build peptidoglycan layer –> defects –> permeability –> lysis

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Name 4 ways of beta lactam resistance by bacteria

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  • antimicrobial efflux pump
  • changes to porins in cell walls
  • PBP mutation
  • beta-lactamases
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Name 4 systems of beta-lactamases

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  • penicillinases
  • AmpC-type cephalosporinases
  • extended spectrum beta-lactamases
  • carbapenemases
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35
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How does MRSA exert its resistance

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PBP2a mutation - beta-lactam ring cannot bind

MacA gene

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Explain how beta lactams distribute in tissues. Which tissues do not typically achieve high concentration?

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hydrophilic weak acid => cannot cross cell membranes, stays in EC space but with high Vd - interstitial cc will reach same as serum levels

tissue exceptions: ocular, reproductive, CNS

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How are beta lactams excreted?

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urine - high cc in urine!

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38
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Name 2 beta-lactams with a higher half-life

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cefpodoxime
cefovecin

high protein-binding

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39
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Compare the spectrum of:
* penicillin
* aminopenicillins
* 1st through 5th gen Cephalosporins

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  • Penicillin - gram positive and anaerobic but minimal gram negative
  • aminopenicillins - same gram positive and anerobic but better gram negative than penicillin
  • 1st gen ceph: good gram positive, gram neg similar to aminopenicillins
  • 2nd gen ceph: moderate gram pos and neg coverage, increased anerobe spectrum compared to 1st gen ceph
  • 3rd gen ceph: broad spectrum, resistant against many beta-lactamases, ceftazidime covers P. aeroginosa and can reach CSF
  • 4th gen ceph: good against enteric organism
  • 5th gen ceph: covers MRSA
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List examples for the 5 generations of cephalosporins

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  • 1st gen: cefazolin, cephalexin
  • 2nd gen: cefoxitan
  • 3rd gen: cefpodoxime, cefovecin, ceftiofur, ceftazidime
  • 4th gen: cefquinome
  • 5th gen: ceftaroline
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What is the coverage of monobactams?

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gram negative

poor gram pos or anaerobe coverage

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List 2 examples of carbapenems and compare their risks of adverse effects

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imipenem
maropenem

imipenem nephrotoxic and can cause seizures

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43
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Compare the efficacy of clavulanic acid and sulbactam

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clavulanic acid is significantly more effective than sulbactam

44
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Are aminoglycosides bactericidal or bacertiostatic?

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bactericidal

45
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What is the general coverage of aminoglycosides?

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good gram negative, some gram positive, no anaerobes

46
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What class of antibiotics combines well with aminoglycosides (synergistic effects)?

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beta-lactams - break the cell membrane and help aminoglycosides reach the intracellular space of bacteria faster

47
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Describe how aminoglycosides kill bacteria

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binding to ribosome 30S subunit - specifically high affinity for the A site on the 16S ribosomal RNA => alters its conformation => tRNA binds => causes mRNA misreading

=> lead to faulty protein synthesis => cessation of ribosomal activity

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Describe how aminoglycosides cross the cell membranes of bacteria

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three phases of aminoglycosides crossing cell membrane

Stage I:
positively charged aminoglycosides binding with the negatively charged lipopolysaccharide layer => ionic binding increases wall permeability
(gram pos => ionic binding to phospholipids)

Stage II: small amounts have reached cell and caused faulty protein synthesis => these proteins insert themselves into the cytoplasmic membranes => membrane channels => more aminoglycoside entering
ATP-dependent process

Stage III: large amount of aminoglycosides enter bacterial cells via previously formed channels

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List the ways bacteria can use to build resistance against aminoglycosides

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  • aminoglycoside efflux pumps
  • intrinsically resistant: anaerobes - aminoglycosides need O2 for active cell membrane crossing
  • enzymatic mutation of aminoglycosdies - AME (intracellular aminoglycoside modifying enzymes) causing structural modifications rendering aminoglycosides unable to bind to the A site
  • target modification - change of the 16S rRNA - either via mutation or enzymatic modificaiton
50
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describe the Vd, bioavailability, protein-binding, and chemical properties of aminoglycoside

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low volume of distribution
low protein binding
weak base, polar, hydrophilic/water-soluble
poor bioavailability

51
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Explain the PK/PD targets for aminoglycosides

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concentration-dependent abx
want Cmax 8-10 times MIC
or AUC over MIC ration >75

post-antibiotic effect - suspected to be partially from enhancing leukocyte activity

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Describe how aminoglycosides excert renal damage

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freely filtered by the glomerulus - some reabsorbed in the proximal tubules - enter cells via pinocytosis => causes necrosis of the tubular cells due to changes in water and solute transport

sloughing tubular cells create casts –> can obstruct tubules and increased pressure within the bowman’s space –> decreasing GFR

53
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List the following by most to least nephrotoxic: amikacin, gentamicin, tobramycin

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dog: gentamicin, tobyamycin, amikacin
cats: tobramycin, gentamicin, amikacin

54
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What conditions can increase the risk of nephrotoxicity from aminoglycosides?

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  • preexisting renal disease, e.g., CKD
  • concurrent drug administration with renal effects (e.g., NSAIDs)
  • conditions lowering GFR (pregnancy or old age)
  • metabolic acidosis - will increase tubular uptake
55
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What are the recommended trough concentrations for amikacin and gentamicin?

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amikacin < 2.5 mcg/mL
gentamicin < 1 mcg/mL

56
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list ways to monitor patients for nephrotoxicity when receiving aminoglycosides

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  • UA - glucosuria (w/o hyperglycemia) or proteinuria
  • granular casts

biomarkers: uNGAL, uNGAL to creatinine ratio, urinary cystatin C

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Other than the kidneys, what other organ systems may be affected by adverse effects from aminoglycosides?

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  • ototoxicity - taken up by cells in the ears and causing necrosis,
  • CSN - impairment of Ca release at the neuromuscular junction - neuromuscular blockage
58
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Are fluoroquinolones bacteriostatic or bactericidal?

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bactericidal

59
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Describe in detail how Fluoroquinolones affect bacteria. Which effect targets gram neg versus pos bacteria?

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DNA gyrase and Topoisomerase IV inhibition - * DNA gyrase needed for DNA supercoiling regulation => unable to transcript DNA normally
* Topoisomerase needed for unlinking DNA following replication (daughter cell replication)

  • DNA gyrase inh - gram neg
  • Tropoisomerase IV inh - gram pos
60
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Describe the coverage by fluoroquinolones

Discuss sepcifically:
* gram pos/neg/anaerobes
* Pseudomonas aeruginosa
* Staph and Strep
* tick-borne diseases
* Mycoplasma

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good against gram neg
some gram pos
no anaerobes except pradofloxacin

  • some efficacy against P aeruginosa - but develops resistance fast
  • Staph susceptible, most Strep resistant
  • tick-borne commonly resistant
  • cane move IC –> so okay for IC bacteria like Mycoplasma
61
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What is the oral bioavailability of fluoroquinolones, how are they metabolized, and excreted?

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great bioavailability

metabolized by the liver - cytochrome P450 pathway
excreted some in bile, mostly in urine

62
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Are fluoroquinolones hydrophilic or lipophilic, how is their protein-binding and volume of distribution?

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lipophilic
high Vd - i.e., distributes well into tissues
protein-binding variable (18%-35%)

63
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How do antiacids affect enrofloxacins bioavailability?

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  • Sucralfate dose not affect it
  • polyvalent cation antacids (e.g., mg, aluminum, Ca, etc.) can interfere
64
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What are the PK targets of fluoroquinolones?

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AUC24/MIC > 125
Cmax:MIC >10
AUC/MPC > 32-39 (depending on which fluoroquinolones)

MPC mutant prevention concentration

65
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What are mechanisms by which bacteria become resistant to fluoroquinolones?

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  • increased efflux
  • alterations of the antimicrobial targets (point mutations)
66
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In what conditions are fluoroquinolones acceptable first-line agents?

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  • pyelonephritis
  • prostatitis
  • say pneumonia here, but check with consensus
  • hepatobiliary infection suspected to not be anaerobe (unless prado used in cats) and neither Enterococcus induced
67
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List adverse effects of fluoroquinolones

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  • GI
  • seizures/tremors
  • cartilage defects in juveniles
  • irreversible blindness in cats
68
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How are fluoroquinolones suspected to cause seizures

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competitively inhibit GABA binding

69
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What can too rapid IV infusion of fluoroquinolones cause?

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histamine release

70
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What is the primary metabolite of enrofloxacin?

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cirpofloxacin

71
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What is a specific adverse effect of pradofloxacin in dogs?

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bone marrow suppression

72
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What is mitronidazole’s Vd, bioavailability and tissue penetration?

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high bioavailability (50-100%)
good tissue penetration and high Vd (reaches CSF and crosses BBB)

73
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What class of antibiotic does Metronidazole belong to?

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nitroimidazoles

74
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Is metronidazole
* time-dependent/concentratio-dependent?
* bacteriostatic/bactericidal?

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cc-dependent
bactericidal

75
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How does metronidazole assert its action on bacteria?

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  • reduced by enzymes in the bacteria => produced product incoorporates into the DNA => cell death
76
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What is the spectrum of metronidazole?

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only anaerobes - nitrous reduction of metronidazole can only happen in anaerobic bacteria

also protozoals - but higher dosages (i.e., risk of CNS signs)

77
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List the adverse effects of Metronidazole

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  • GI upset
  • CNS toxicity (ataxia, nystagmus, tremors, etc.)
78
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What is the mechanism of action of Chloramphenicol, is it bacteriostatic or bactericidal?
What other classes of antibiotics have the same mechanism of action?

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bacteriostatic (time-dependent)
binds to the 50S ribosomal subunit - blocks elongation

same binding site: clindamycin, macrolides

79
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What is the reason for Chloramphenicol’s high risk of toxicity?

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it inhibits mitochondrial protein synthesis in mammalian cells (especially erythropoietic cells)

80
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What is the spectrum of Chloramphenicol?

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gram +/- and anaerobes

but common resistancies

81
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What is the bioavailability, Vd and metabolism/excretion of Chloramphenicol?

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good bioavailability, high Vd, most tissues except prostate only 60%
metabolized by liver - glucuronidation –> cats more sensitive to toxicities
renal excretion - inactive form

82
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What class of antiobitics is clindamycin? Is is bacteriostatic/bactericidal, concentration/time dependent?

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Lincosamide

bacteriostatic, time-dependent

83
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What is the spectrum of clindamycin?

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gram positives
anaerobes
Myocplasma

84
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How is the tissue distribution of Clindamycin?

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good distribution - therapeutic levels in CNS (toxoplasmosis!) - penetrates BBB

85
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What is the mechanism of action of tetracyclines?

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binds to the ribosomal 30S subunit - blocks tRNA bindings and elongation

86
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Name an additional effect of doxycycline besides antimicrobial

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inhibits matrix metalloproteinases - can potentially help in delayed wound healing but not proven

87
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List the spectrum of tetracyclines

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Gram pos, neg
vector-borne rickettsial
anaerobes
intracellular bacteria (E.g., mycoplasma)

88
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What is the bioavailability, Vd, lipophilic/hydrophilic, and protein-binding of tetracyclines? How are they eliminated?

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high bioavailability
high Vd
lipophilic
high protein-binding (99%)

unknown elimination (suspect hepatobiliary and enteric), only 19% in urine

89
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List adverse effects of tetracyclines

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esophagitis with subsequent strictures
GI upset
enamel discoloration of erupting teeth
thrombophlebitis from IV
rare: hepatotoxicity

90
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What is the mechanism of action of TMS, is it bacteriostatic or bactericidal?

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bactericidal in combination (time-dependent)
sulfadiazine and trimethoprim each alone would be bacteriostatic

causes inhibition of the folic acid production
* sulfonamide => competetive analog to P aminobenzoic acid (PABA)
* trimethoprim inhibits folic acid reduction

target different parts of the folic acid pathway

91
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What is the ratio of TMS combination products?

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1:5 trimethoprim to sulfonamide

92
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What is the spectrum of TMS? How does it distribute in tissue?

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gram +/-, anaerobes
ineffective against mycoplasma, P aeruginosa, rickettsial disease

good tissue distribution - sulfonamide reaches CNS, trimethoprim reaches prostate

93
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How is TMS excreted?

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renally - good for UTIs

94
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List the adverse effects of TMS

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  • KCS
  • immune-mediated disease
  • hypersensitivity reactions (fever, pancreatitis, glomerulonephritis, etc.)
95
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What are the most concerning adverse effects of nitrofurantoin?

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dogs - irreversible neuropathy, severe, occurs delayed
cats - causes glutathione instability and can cause hemolysis

96
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How should rifampin be administered?

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always with another antibiotic! - otherwise resistance develops quickly (within 2 days)

97
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What are the three types of resistance?

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  • inherent resistance (e.g., anaerobes to aminoglycosides)
  • circumstantial resistance - i.e., culture says susceptible but not effective in vivo
  • acquired resistance - phenotypic changes
98
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How are multidrug resistant organisms (MDRO) defined?

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resistant to at least 1 agent in 3 or more classes of antibiotics

99
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What are XDR and PDR drugs?

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XDR - extensively drug resistant - susceptible to only one or two classes of antimicrobials
PDR - pan drug resistant - resistant to all known licensed antimicrobials

100
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What are risk factors for MDR infections?

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  • previous antimicrobial administration
  • hospitalization
  • duraiton of ICU stay
  • surgical procedures
  • MV
  • predisposing diseases
101
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What is the primary mechanism of acquired resistance by MRS?

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acquisition of the mecA gene

102
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What are MRS resistant to and what are options for empirical abx tx?

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  • all beta lactams except cetaroline (5th gen)
  • frequently resistant to: clindamycin, fluoroquinolone, macrolides, TMS

empiric: vancomycin, aminoglycosides (but not good at penetrating purulent material or cellular debris)

103
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What are Enterococci typically resistant to?

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  • cephalosporins
  • clindamycin
  • aminoglycosides
  • Fluoroquinolones
  • Carbapenems (E. faecium)
104
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What are treatment options for Enterococcus spp.?

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  • Vancomycin
  • combination of gentamycin and ampicillin

Note: Enterococcus spp. are not highly pathogenic, so treatment may not be always necessary
Note: don’t use amikacin or tobramycin with ampicillin - not synergistic

105
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Which antibiotics is Pseudomonas aeruginosa most susceptible to?

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  • meropenem
  • amikacin
106
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What antibiotics is Pseudomonas aeruginosa typically resistant to?

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almost all beta-lactams except piperacillin, ceftazidime, carbapenem

107
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Compare the resistance of beta-lactamases versus ESBLs

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beta-lactamases: penicillins, aminopenicillins, carboxypenicillins, narrow-spectrum cephalosporins

ESBLs: also third-gen cephalosporins

Tx of choice: carbapenems

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