Chapter 186- Systemic And Topical Antibiotics Part Ii Flashcards
Quinupristin- Dalfopristin are streptogramin antibiotics combined in a fixed ratio of ____
3:7
Most common side effect of quinupristin-dalfopristin
Phlebitis 75%
Derived from fermentation of Streptomyces roseoporus
Daptomycin
Approved for treatment of MRSA, VRE, and penicillin resistant pneumonia
Daptomycin
The primary serious adverse event of daptomycin is
Myopathy
Carbapenem member of family reserved for polymicrobial infections not sensitive to agents with more narrow spectra of activity
Ertapenem
Glycycline antibiotic with broad spectrum activity that is indicated for treatment of complicated SSTIs
Tigecycline
MOA of Tigecycline (similar to tetracycline)
Binds to 30S ribosomal binding subunit
Topical agent derived from Pseudomonas fluorescens
Mupirocin (Pseudomonic acid A)
MOA of Mupirocin
Reversibly binds to isoleucyl transfer RNA synthetase and inhibits protein synthesis
Avoid application with ____ to large open wounds to prevent toxic absorption
Polyethylene glycol
Semisynthetic pleuromutilin antibiotic isolated from Clitophilus scyphoides
Retapamulin
MOA of Retapamulin
Inhibits peptidyl transferase and partial inhibition of binding of initiator transfer RNA to P site of ribosome
Retapamulin is approved for treatment of impetigo in patients older than ___
9mos
Polypeptide antibiotic isolated from Tracy- I strain of Bacillus subtilis
Bacitracin