Fiser Chapter 6 ANTIBIOTICS Flashcards
Betadine
An iodophor
Good for GPCs and GNRs
Not for fungi
Chlorhexidine gluconate
e.g. Hibiclens
Good for GPCs, GNRs, and fungi
Quinolone MoA
DNA gyrase/helicase inhibitors
Rifampin MoA
RNA polymerase inhibitor
PCN MoA
Cell wall synthesis inhibitor
Vanc MoA
cell wall synthesis inhibitor
Cephalosporin MoA
Cell wall synthesis inhibitor
Carbapenem MoA
Cell wall synthesis inhibitor
Monobactam (aztreonam) MoA
Cell wall synthesis inhibitor
Tetracycline MoA
30s ribosome and protein synthesis inhibitor
Aminoglycoside MoA
e.g. Tobramycin, Gentamicin
30s ribosome and protein synthesis inhibitor
Linezolid MoA
30s ribosome and protein synthesis inhibitor
Erythromycin MoA
50s ribosome and protein synthesis inhibitor
Clindamycin MoA
50s ribosome and protein synthesis inhibitor
Synercid MoA
50s ribosome and protein synthesis inhibitor
Metronidzole MoA
Free radicals break DNA
Sulfa MoA
PABA analogue, inhibits purine synthesis
Trimethoprim MoA
DHFR inhibitor, inhibits purine synthesis
Most common method of abx resistance
Transfer of plasmids
PCN resistance
beta-lactamase plasmids
MRSA resistance
cell wall binding protein mutation PBP2a