Cephalosporin Flashcards
Inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis?
Which antibiotic
Cephalosporin
What Gram is 1st generation cephalosporin?
Gram positive
What antibiotic will helps patients that may have
Skin/soft tissue infections
Surgical prophylaxis or
CA-MRSA has limited use?
Gram +
Cephalexin (Keflex)
Cephazolin (Kefzol)
How is Cephalexin (Keflex) administered?
PO
What bacteria is gram +?
Staph, strep
Cephalosporin is bacteriostatic or bactericidal?
bactericidal
What antibiotics re 2nd generation cephalosporins?
Cefuroxime (Cefzol)
Cefprozil (Cefzil)
How is Cefuroxime (Cefzol) and
Cefprozil (Cefzil) administered?
PO
Is 2nd generation cephalosporin gram + or gram - or both?
Gram + and Gram -
Which generation Cephalosporin is Pneumococci,
Haemophilus influenzae, Klebiella, staphlococcus?
2nd generation cephalosporin
Antibiotic uses?
Otitis media
Acute sinusitis
UTI
Other respiratory tract infections
2nd generation cephalosporin
Cefuroxime (Cefzol) and
Cefprozil (Cefzil) administered?
A high school student is diagnosed with group-A strep pharyngitis and reports an “itchy rash” when previously taking amoxicillin (Amoxil). Select the most appropriate antibiotic for this patient?
cephalexin (Keflex)
what is 3rd generation cephalosporin?
Cefdinir (Omnicef)
Ceftriaxone (Rocephin)
How is Cefdinir (Omnicef) administered?
PO
How is Ceftriaxone (Rocephin administered?
IM, IV
What does a patient have to get Cefdinir (Omnicef)
Ceftriaxone (Rocephin)?
Otitis media
CA- pneumonia
Meningitis
What gram is 3rd generation cephalosporin?
Gram negative
what bacteria are these belong to?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, klebsiella, Neisseria gonorrhea, Serratia
3rd generation cephalosporin
What is the resistance?
-Beta lactamase
-altered pcn binding proteins
-activity spectrum varies by generation
