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exam 3 antibiotic Flashcards

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Goal of antimicrobial chemotherapy?

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administer a drug to an infected person that destroys the infective agent without harming the host’s cells

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T or F - Antimicrobial drugs are produced naturally or synthetically

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T

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microbicidal

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kills microbe

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microbiostatic

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inhibits the growth or multiplication of microbiota.

keep still, or stop growing → immune system

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What are the ideal characteristics of a antimicrobial drug?

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  1. Selectively toxic to the microbe but nontoxic to host cells
  2. microbicidal rather than microbistatic
  3. Remains potent long enough to act and is not broken down or excreted prematurely
  4. Is not subject to the development of antimicrobial resistance
  5. Complements or assists the activities of the host’s defenses (immune system)
  6. remains active even when diluted in body fluids and tissues
  7. readily delivered to the site of infection
  8. reasonably priced
  9. does not disrupt the host’s health by causing allergies or predisposing the host to other infectio
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Define antibiotics

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common metabolic products of aerobic bacteria and fungi

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What bacteria genera are found in antibiotics?
- found in soil
- lot of bacteria in soil and kill competition
- not kill them = gene Ab^R

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Streptomyces and Bacillus

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What genera forms molds? by doing so they secrete antibiotics

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Penicillium and Cephalosporium

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By inhibiting the other microbes in the same habitat, antibiotic producers have less competition for____ and ____

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nutrients and space

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Antimicrobial drugs should be selectively toxic - meaning?

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drugs should kill or inhibit microbial cells without simultaneously damaging host tissues
- remember microbiocidal
- microbistatis

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Antimicrobial drugs should be selectively toxic - meaning?

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drugs should kill or inhibit microbial cells without simultaneously damaging host tissues
- remember microbiocidal
- microbistatic

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As the characteristics of the infectious agent become more similar to the vertebrate host cell, complete _____ _______ becomes more difficult to achieve and more side effects are seen

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selective toxicity

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List 5 major components that are useful drug targets in actively dividing cells

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  1. Inhibition of cell wall synthesis
  2. Breakdown of the cell membrane structure or function
  3. Interference with functions of DNA and RNA
  4. Inhibition of protein synthesis
  5. Blockage of key metabolic pathways
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why would be drug target for inhibition of cell wall synthesis be useful?

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made of peptidoglycan

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why would be drug target for breakdown of the cell membrane structure or function be beneficial?

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the phospholipid bilayer

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why would be drug target for interference with functions of DNA and RNA be beneficial?

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look for differences

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why would be drug target for Inhibition of protein synthesis be beneficial?

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inhibition of ribosomes or tRNA

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why would a drug target for blockage of key metabolic pathways be beneficial?

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cell starves

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define spectrum

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range of activity of a drug

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Narrow-spectrum drugs– effective on a

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small range of microbes

Target a specific cell component found only in certain microbes

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Medium or Broad-spectrum drugs has what type of range of activity?

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greatest range of activity

Target cell components common to most pathogens

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What antibiotic target cell with medium range?

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ampicillin

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23
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What antibiotic target cell with broad range?

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tetracycline ->targets all bacteria because they have 30S ribosome

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A drug that targets lipopolysaccharides in a gram- negative cell would be considered:
- does not say specific LPS

a. Broad Spectrum
b. Narrow Spectrum
c. Selectively Toxic
d. Broad Spectrum and Selectively Toxic
e. Narrow Spectrum and Selectively Toxic

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C. selectively toxic

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Most bacterial cell walls contain peptidoglycan. Name bacteria that does not contain peptidoglycan.

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Bacteria lacking peptidoglycan come into four main categories:
- Mycoplasmas
- bacterial L-forms
- halobacteria
- methanogenic bacteria.

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What does penicillins and cephalosporins block the synthesis of? which causes the cell wall to lyse

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peptidoglycan
doesn’t destroy block synthesis
cell wall needs maintenance

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what type of cells are antimicrobial cell active on?

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active on young, growing cells
w/ log phase

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Some penicillins that do not penetrate the outer membrane. As a result they are less effective on what type of gram bacteria?

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gram-negative bacteria because they are too big to move thru porins

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what type of gram bacteria can broad spectrum penicillins and cephalosporins can cross the cell walls?

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gram-negative bacteria

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30
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Describe Beta-lactam antimicrobials structure?

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highly reactive 3 carbon, 1 nitrogen ring

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What is the beta-lactam antimicrobial primary mode of action?

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primary stop cross-linking of ppg

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32
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Greater than ½ of all antimicrobic drugs are what?

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beta-lactams

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33
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what are the most prominent beta-lactams?

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Penicillins and cephalosporins

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34
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what is the largest diverse group of compounds that could be synthesized in the laboratory?

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pencillin and its relatives

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35
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What is an economical approach to obtain natural penicillin?

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microbial fermentation and modify it to semi-synthetic forms

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Pencillin contains 3 parts

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  1. Thiazolidine ring
  2. Beta-lactam ring
  3. Variable side chain dictating microbial activity
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37
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what are the most important natural forms of penicillins?

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Penicillins G and V

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38
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Penicillin is the drug of choice for what type of gram and morphology - there’s two

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Penicillin is the drug of choice for gram-positive cocci (streptococci) and some gram-negative bacteria (meningococci and syphilis spirochete)

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39
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semisynthetic pencillins examples

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ampicillin and amoxicillin have broader spectra – Gram-negative infections

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Penicillinase-resistant examples

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methicillin, nafcillin, cloxacillin

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what is the primary problems of pencillin?

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allergies and resistant strains of bacteria

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42
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addition of side chains of penicillin creates

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semisynthetic penicillins

43
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Normally, describe NAG and NAM in gram(+) cell walls

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chains of NAM and NAG are linked together by cross bridges

44
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Describe the effect of penicillin on gram (+) cell walls

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exposure to penicillin; penicillin blocks cross-linking bridges; thus weakening the peptidoglycan

45
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polymyxins

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narrow-spectrum peptide antibiotics with a unique fatty acid component

46
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What are polymyxins indicated for?

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Indicated for drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and severe UTI

ex. cystic fibrosis and burn patients

47
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Why is polymyxin not selectively toxic as pencillin?

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b/c it targets cell membrane

causing a breakage which results in the cell losing water and dies

48
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What drugs block protein synthesis?

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Erythromycin or Z-pack

49
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Ribosomes of eukaryotes differ in size and structure from

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prokaryotes

50
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antimicrobics usually have a selective action against

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prokaryotes

51
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erythromycin or Z-pack can also damage the eukaryotic mitochondria meaning it affects

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ribosomes

52
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Aminoglycosides (streptomycin, gentamycin) insert on sites on what and causes what to happen?

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Aminoglycosides (streptomycin, gentamycin) insert on sites on the 30S subunit and cause misreading of mRNA

53
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Function of tetracyclines

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Tetracyclines block attachment of tRNA on the A acceptor site and stop further synthesis

54
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What drug Interferes with Protein Synthesis?

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aminoglycosides

55
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amnioglycosides are products of various species of soil ________

A

actinomycetes

56
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Aminoglycosides type of spectrum?

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Relatively broad-spectrum

57
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Relatively broad-spectrum function

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inhibit protein synthesis binding to one ribosomal subunit

58
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What are amnioglycosides useful against?

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aerobic gram-negative rods and certain gram-positive bacteria

59
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What Non Beta-lactam Cell Wall Inhibitors is a narrow-spectrum, most effective in treatment of staphylococcal infections in cases of penicillin and methicillin resistance or if patient is allergic to penicillin; toxic and hard to administer; restricted use?

A

Vancomycin

60
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What Non Beta-lactam Cell Wall Inhibitors narrow-spectrum produced by a strain of Bacillus subtilis; used topically in ointment?

A

bacitracin

61
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What Non Beta-lactam Cell Wall Inhibitors works by interfering with mycolic acid synthesis; used to treat infections with Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

A

Isoniazid (INH)

62
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NAME 3 Non Beta-lactam Cell Wall Inhibitors

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Vancomycin
Bacitracin
Isoniazid

63
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What type of spectrum and cliinical application is used for vancomycin?

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narrow-spectrum, most effective in treatment of Staphylococcal infections in cases of penicillin and methicillin resistance or if patient is allergic to penicillin; toxic and hard to administer; restricted use

64
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What type of spectrum and clinical application of Bacitracin?

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narrow-spectrum produced by a strain of Bacillus subtilis; used topically in ointment

65
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How does Isoniazid (INH) work?

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works by interfering with mycolic acid synthesis; used to treat infections with Mycobacterium tuberculosis

66
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What Antibiotics Damage Bacterial Cell Membranes?

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polymyxins, narrow-spectrum peptide antibiotics with a unique fatty acid component

67
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Clinical application of polymyxins

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  • Indicated for drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and severe UTI
    • cystic fibrosis
    • burn patients
68
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is polymyxin as selective as penicillin?

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not as selectively toxic as pencillin bc targets cell membrane

69
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Drugs That Block Protein Synthesis

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Erythromycin or Z-pack (Azythromycin)

70
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Ribosomes of eukaryotes differ in size and structure from

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prokaryotes

71
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antimicrobics usually have a _____ action against prokaryote

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selective

72
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Erythromycin can also damage the ______ mitochondria

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eukaryotic

73
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Function of aminoglycosides (streptomyin, gentamycin)

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nsert on sites on the 30S subunit and cause misreading of mRNA

74
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Tetracyclines function

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block attachment of tRNA on the A acceptor site and stop further synthesis

75
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What makes the unique scent of spring?

A

actinomycetes

76
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Various species of actinomycetes come from where

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soil

77
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what is the spectrum of actinomycetes?

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broad-spectrum because inhibit protein synthesis binding to one ribosomal subunit

78
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what are actinomycetes useful against?

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aerobic gram-negative rods and certain gram-positive bacteria

79
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What is erythromycin? what does it attach to?

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lactone ring with sugars; attaches to ribosomal 50s subunit → large subunit of ribosome

80
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function of erythromycin?

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Ribosome is prevented from translocating.

  • exiting is stop so no tRNA can come in = prevent protein synthesis
81
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Define drug-resistance

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Drug-resistance is an adaptive response in which microorganisms begin to tolerate an amount of drug that would ordinarily be inhibitory

82
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Drug -resistance is a result of what

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Result of genetic versatility and adaptability of microbial populations

83
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Drug-resistance two characteristics

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Can be intrinsic and acquired

84
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How Does Drug Resistance Develop?

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  1. Spontaneous mutations in critical chromosomal genes
  2. Acquisition of new genes or sets of genes via transfer from another species
85
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Describe intermicrobial transfer

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  • Through intermicrobial transfer:
    • Transfer of resistance (R) factors (plasmids) encoded with drug resistance
    • Transposons duplicated and inserted from one plasmid to another or from a plasmid to the chromosome
86
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Mechanism of acquired drug resistance - drug inactivation describe

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Inactivation of a drug like penicillin by penicillinase, an enzyme that cleaves a portion of the molecule and renders it inactive.

needs gene→ to make enzyme that cleaves to make inactive

87
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Mechanism of acquired drug resistance → decreased permeability

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The receptor that transports the drug is altered, so that the drug cannot enter the cell.

88
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Mechanism of acquired drug resistance → Activation of drug pumps (Efflux pump)

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Specialized membrane proteins are activated and continually pump the drug out of the cell.

89
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Mechanism of acquired drug resistance →Change in drug binding site

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Binding site on target (ribosome) is altered so drug has no effect.

90
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Mechanism of acquired drug resistance → use of alternate metabolic pathway

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The drug has blocked the usual metabolic pathway (green), so the microbe circumvents it by using an alternate, unblocked pathway that achieves the required outcome (red).

91
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Given - a large populations of microbes likely to include drug resistant cells due to prior mutations or transfer of plasmids so there is no growth

what happens if exposed

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  • If exposed, sensitive cells are inhibited or destroyed while resistance cells will survive and proliferate.
  • Eventually population will be resistant – natural selection
92
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Remember figure of natural selection and drug resistance

three petri dish -> exposure to drug and continued exposure to drug

A
  1. Microbial cells involved in an infection
  2. Most sensitive cells are eliminated by drug (early); resistant cells survive and begin to grow (late)
  3. Most new cells are resistant; infection will no longer respond to drug
93
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Kirby-Bauer Tests - list 5 steps

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  1. spreading bacteria to make a lawan
  2. disks with abx
  3. incubate
  4. examine growth patterns
    a. little zone of inhibition → resistance
    big zone of inhibition → sensitive
94
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Tube dilution test increasing minimum inhibitory concentrate means

A

the least amount of antibiotic that is still effective

The tube dilution test is the standard method for determining levels of resistance to an antibiotic

95
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purpose of dilution testing

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Dilution testing is used to quantitatively determine the minimal concentration (in mg/ml) of antimicrobial agent to inhibit or kill the bacteria.

96
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In a tube dilution test, the MIC is the _____ of a drug that is required to inhibit growth of a microbe.

A

Smallest concentration

lowest you can go and still see cell death

97
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what is the control for tube dilution test?

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no antibiotic so you see growth

98
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What does not growth look like in tube dilution test?

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looks like clear transparent
not cloudy

99
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In vitro activity (in test tube) of a drug is not always correlated with in vivo (in patient) effect true or false

A

true

100
Q

for MIC and therapeutic index

If therapy fails - what happens?

A

a different drug, combination of drugs, or different administration must be considered

101
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for MIC and therapeutic index

what is best to chose a drug with?

A

Best to chose a drug with highest level of selectivity but lowest level toxicity – measured by therapeutic index (TI) – the ratio of the dose of the drug that is toxic to humans as compared to its minimum effective dose

102
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what is therapeutic index (TI) ?

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the ratio of the dose of the drug that is toxic to humans as compared to its minimum effective dose

103
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what type of index is desirable?

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High index is desirable

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