chemotherapy part 1 (3) Flashcards

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protein synthesis inhibitors

  • erythmromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, clindamycin, tetracyclines, chloramphenicol, aminoglycosides
  • referred to as ‘_____’
  • greater affinity for microbial ribosomal subunits _____, _____, and _____
  • protein synthesis occurs at a much faster rate in _____ cells and therefore _____ activity is strong
A
broad spectrum antibiotics
30S
50S
70S
microbial
antibacterial
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tetracyclines

  • _____ spectrum, gram _____ and gram _____
  • also _____, rickettsia, chlamidya and some protozoans (amoeba)
  • tetracycline, doxycycline, minocycline
  • block _____ synthesis by penetrating through the bacterial _____ by _____ and binding to _____ subunit
  • prevent binding of _____ to _____ ribosome complex
  • prevent addition of amino acids to chain
A
broad
positive
negative
anaerobes
protein
cell wall
passive diffusion
30S
tRNA
mRNA
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tetracyclines

  • erratic absorption and remains in _____ and kills _____
  • absorption impaired by food, _____, _____ (AL+++, Mg++, Fe++)
  • reaches fetus thus damaging developing _____ and _____
  • -_____ of papilla
  • –_____ or discolored _____
  • –_____ syndrome (ARF)

-clinical uses: _____, PUD, periodontal diseases, cholera, chlamydia, and other STDs, plague, _____, skin infections

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GIT
flora
Ca++ milk
antacids
bones
teeth
hypertrophy
darkened
tongue
fanconi's
acne
Lyme Ds
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macrolides: erythromycin
- azithromycin, clarithromycin
- _____ spectrum (newer classified as broad spectrum)
- gram _____ (pneumococci, strep, staph, chlamydia, legionella)
- gram _____ (treponema pallidum and campylobacter)
- alternative for patients allergic to _____
- binds to the _____ subunit of ribosomes
- -blocks addition of new _____ to the growing peptide blocks protein synthesis)

-_____ at normal or _____ at larger concentrations

A
narrow
positive
negative
penicillins
50S
amino acids
bacteriostatic
bactericidal
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5
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newer macrolides

  • _____
  • FDA approved 2004 semi-synthetic derivative
  • formerly known as ketolide
  • high affinity for ___ ribosomal binding
  • bind to an additional site on the _____ ribosome
  • may be used where _____ to macrolides has developed in bacterial strains
  • ___ number of drug interactions
  • rare cases of fulminant hepatic necrosis
A
telithromycin
50S
23S
resistance
large
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chloramphenicol

  • bacteriostatic: _____/_____/_____/_____
  • H influenza, N meningitis, bacteriosides
  • salmonella: typhoid fever, bacterial meningitis
  • rickettsia
  • binds to _____ ribosomal subunit
  • resistance: plasmid encoded _____ that inactivate the drug
  • toxicity: inhibition of mitochondrial protein synthesis. _____ syndrome
  • lack of _____: vomiting, flaccidity, hypothermia, respiratory distress, gray color
A
aerobic
anaerobic
gram positive
gram negative
50S
acetyltransferases
gray baby
conjugation
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clindamycin (cleocin)

  • derivative of _______
  • _____
  • binds to _____ subunit of bacteria ribosome
  • _____ for strep, staph, and pneumo
  • spectrum
  • -anaerobes (gram _____ and _____)
  • aerobes (gram _____)
  • used for skin and soft tissue
  • penetrating wound of abdomen
  • septic abortion
  • prophylaxis of infective _____
A
lincomycin
lincosamide
50S
bacteriostatic
positive
negative
positive
endocarditis
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pseudomembranous colitis
risk factors:
-antibiotics
--\_\_\_\_\_
--\_\_\_\_\_
--\_\_\_\_\_
--\_\_\_\_\_
--\_\_\_\_\_
  • elderly
  • females with _____ diseases
A
clindamycin
cephalosporins
ampicillin
amoxicillin
erythromycin
genitourinary
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pseudomembranous colitis

  • clinical features
  • -crampy abdominal pain
  • -lower quadrant abdominal tenderness
  • -watery diarrhea
  • -fever
  • -leukocytosis

treatment

  • stop all antibiotics
  • hydration
  • _____ (oral 500 mg QID for first 2 days or 125 mg QID, 10-14 days)
  • __________ (500 mg TID, 7-14 days)
A

vancomycin

metronidozale

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tiacumicins:
- _____
- _____ spectrum _____ antibiotic drugs called tiacumicans
- fermentation product obtained from an _______
- fidaxomicin is _____ absorbed into the bloodstream, is _____, and selectively eradicates _____
- little disruption to the multiple species of bacteria that make up the normal, healthy intestinal flora
- fidoxamicin binds to and prevents movement of the “switch regions” of bacterial RNA polymerase
- _____ motion occurs during the opening and closing of the _____

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fidaxomicin
narrow
macrocyclic
actinomycete
minimally
bactericidal
c diff
switch
DNA:RNA clamp
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