Cell Wall Inhibtors and Abx Resistance Flashcards
Selective Toxicity
Antibacterial but not toxic to the host
Cell Wall Synthesis Inhibitors
- β-lactams
- Penicillins
- Cephalosporins
- Carbapenems
- Monopenems
- Glycopeptides
- Vancomycin
30s subunit
Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
-
Aminoglycosides
- Amikacin
- Kanamycin
- Gentamicin
-
Tetracyclines
- Doxycycline
50S subunit
Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
-
Macrolides
- Erythromycin
- Clarithromycin
- Azithromycin
-
Lincosamides
- Clindamycin
- Chloramphenicol
DNA Gyrase Inhibitors
Quinolones
e.g. Ciprofloxacin
RNA polymerase Inhibitors
Rifamycins
Folate Synthesis Inhibtors
- Target dihydropteroate synthase
-
Sulfonamides
- Sulfamethoxazole
-
Sulfonamides
- Target dihydrofolate reductase
- Trimethoprim
Other Abx Types
-
Nitroimidazoles
- Metronidazole
- Anaerobes
- Metronidazole
-
Daptomycin
- Membrane
-
Mupirocin
- Isoleucin tRNA synthetase
Agar Disk Diffusion Method
(Kirby-Bauer)
Provides qualitative results: S/I/R
- Bacteria swabbed on agar plate
- Antibacterial disk placed on surface
- Incubate overnight
- Measure diameter of zone of growth inhibition
Broth Dilution Method
(MIC)
Provides quantitative results in μg/ml.
- Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) ⇒ Lowest concentration of abx that inhibits growth of test organism
- Better guide to therapy
- Look at the first well without growth
Minimum Bactericidal Concentration
(MBC)
Minimum concentration of abx that kills the organism.
- Take 0.1 ml from MIC endpoint well
- Grow for 48 hours
- Drug concentration that reduced starting inoculum by 99.9%
Synergy
Effect of drug combo is greater than sum of the individual drugs independently.
Additive
(Indifferent)
Sum = components
Antagonism
Combo < more active drug alone
Antibacterial Resistance
Mechanisms
- Enzymatic inactivation of abx
- Modification of Abx target
- Altered membrane permeability
- Dec. uptake or inc. efflux
Enzymatic Inactivation of Abx
-
Hydrolysis
- Beta-lactamase ⇒ PCN and cephalosporins
- Plasmid & chromosomal
- Beta-lactamase ⇒ PCN and cephalosporins
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Modification by acetylation, adenylation, phosphorylation
- Aminoglycosides ⇒ chloramphenicol
- Plasmid
- Aminoglycosides ⇒ chloramphenicol
PCN & Cephaloporins
Modification of Abx Targets
Altered penicillin-binding protein (PBP)
Chromosomal
Aminoglycosides
Modification of Abx Targets
Altered 30S Subunit
Macrolides
Modification of Abx Targets
Erythromycin, clarithromycin, etc.
methylation of 23S rRNA of 50S subunit
Quinolones
Modification of Abx Targets
Altered DNA gyrase
Chromosomal
Penicillins & Cephalosporins
Altered Membrane Permeability
Decreased outer membrane porin proteins
(OmpF)
Channels for abx entry
(Chromosomal)
Imipenem, Aminoglycosides, Quinolones
Altered Membrane Permeability
Decreased outer membrane permeability
(Chromosomal)
Tetracyclines
Altered Membrane Permeability
Efflux pump
(Plasmid & Chromosomal)
Macrolides
Altered Membrane Permeability
Efflux pump
(msrA gene)
Methicillin
- First β-lactamase stable penicillin
- Now 46% of S. aureus resistant
- Use oxacillin or nafcillin
- Often cross-resistant to non-β-lactams ⇒ “multiple-resistant S. aureus”
- Use vancomycin