Bacteriology 6: Antiboiotics Flashcards
In dentistry, prophylactic agents on used on patients who:
before the patients procedure
-amoxicillin or clindamycin
-endocarditis risk
-facial fractures, compound skull fractures, and cerebral rhinorrhea
-immunocompromised
-recently received radiotherapy to the jaws
-prosthetic hip replacements, ventriculoatrial shunts, insertion of implants or bone grafting
Which is the antimicrobial drug of choice (DOC) for prophylaxis of infectious endocarditis?
Amoxicillin
clindamycin is used when patients are allergic to amoxicillin
Why would there be failure of antimicrobial therapy?
-inadequate drainage of pus/debriddement before administering prescription
-inappropriateness of the antimicrobial agent
-impaired host response
-poor patient compliance
-poor blood supply to tissues
-possibility of an unusual infection or that the disease has no infective etiology
-presence of local factors such as foreign bodies, which may act as reservoirs of reinfection
Mechanisms of action for folic acid metabolism medications
Medications:
-trimethoprim
-sulfonamides
Mechanisms of action for cell wall synthesis medication (8)
inhibit the PG’s
-vancomycin
-bacitracin
inhibit the crosslinking of PG’s (B-lactams)
-penicillins
-monobactams
-carbapenems
-cephalosporins
-cycloserine
Mechanisms of action for cell membrane medications
Polymyxins
Mechanisms of action for protein synthesis (30s inhibitors)
Prevent the tRNA from entering the A- site of the ribosome by blocking it (tetracycline) or Some change the shape of the 30S subunit, causing misreading of the codons (streptomycin)
-tetracyclines (Doxycyline, minocycline) intracellular pathogens
-Aminoglycosides (streptomycin, gentamicin)
bactericidal
Mechanisms of action for protein synthesis (50s inhibitors)
-erythromycin
-chloramphenicol
-clindamycin
Mechanisms of action for DNA-dependent RNA polymerase
Rifampin
Mechanisms of action for DNA replication (DNA gyrase)
-nalidixic acid
-quinolones
Why is bactericidal a good selective toxicity?
B/c Eukaryotic cells lack peptidoglycan
What do cell wall agents do?
They either prevent the synthesis of wall components or the assembly of the synthesized precursors of the wall components.
-bactericidal = good selective toxicity b/c eukaryotic cells lack a cell wall (peptidoglycan)
Penicillin structure and target
structure
All have a thiazolidine ring joined to a B-lactam ring to which the side chain is attached
-the side chain dictates susceptibility to B-lactamase and spectrum of activity.
target
penicillin will inhibit the transpeptidase (referred to as penicillin-binding protein) which is the last step of the peptidoglycan synthesis (cross-linking the polymer)
Where in the carbohydrate backbone of the peptidoglycan cell wall structure does the alternating D/L amino acid peptide chain bind?
The peptide chain (D/L aa) will bind to **NAM **
D-ala being the terminal aa
Peptide Inter bridge is formed by the transpeptidase… this is what causes the cross-linking
Penicillins-resistance
Bacteria will have enzymes such as B-lactamase or penicillinase causing penicillin resistance by hydrolyzing the drug ineffective by opening the B-lactam ring in penicillin converting it to penicilloic acid (ineffective penicillin)
There are two forms of naturally occurring penicillin (Narrow spectrum)
Pen G = degraded by stomach acid thus requires injection administration (painfully b/c given intramuscular)
Pen V = taken orally = It was developed to be more stable in acidic conditions, making it suitable for oral administration.
nature INVENTED penicillin, someone DISCOVERED penicillin
Penicillin G is effective against a broad range of Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative bacteria.
Penicillins - B-lactamase resistant
Synthetic penicillin generated to be Resistant to the B-lactamase of staphylococci
-oxacillin
-methicillin
-dicloxacillin
-Nafcillin
-Cloxacillin
-Flucloxacillin
Natural penicillin (like Penicillin G) mainly targets Gram-positive bacteria. Synthetic penicillins were created to extend activity to Gram-negative bacteria as well.
Synthetic penicillins like Methicillin, Oxacillin, and Nafcillin were designed to be resistant to β-lactamase, making them effective against penicillin-resistant bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus
Penicillins- broad spectrum/ aminopenicillins
-sensitive to B-lactamase
B-lactam antibiotics
ampicillin
amoxicillin
More effective on gram (-)
These are also synthetic penicillin
Many Gram-negative bacteria produce β-lactamase in the periplasmic space, but not all of them produce high enough levels to completely degrade amoxicillin before it can act on the bacteria.
Amoxicillin can still be effective against Gram-negative bacteria that either:
Produce low amounts of β-lactamase, or
Do not produce the specific types of β-lactamase that efficiently break down amoxicillin (some broad-spectrum or extended-spectrum β-lactamases).
Penicillins- extended spectrum/anti-pseudomonal
Sensitive to B-lactamase
-mezlocillin
-piperacillin
-ticaracillin
-carbenicillin
More effective against gram (-) RODS
-P.aeruginosa
-E.coli
-H.influenza
-K.pneumoniae