HAI & Abx pt2 (Ex2) Flashcards
_________ β-lactams are more stable against β-lactamase.
Cephalosporin
Cephalosporin β-lactam antibiotics are the drug of choice for what?
- Surgical prophylaxis
- PCN allergy patients (except true anaphylaxis)
What drug was noted for treatment of gonorrhea?
Ceftriaxone (Rocephin)
What cephalosporins do not penetrate the blood brain barrier?
Generation 1: Cefazolin
Generation 2: Cefuroxime, Cefoxitin, Cefotetan
What generation of cephalosporins penetrate the blood brain barrier well?
Generation 4: Cefepime (maxipime)
Most resistant to β-lactamase.
Reserved for multi-resistant organisms.
What cephalosporins are third generation? How well do they cross the BBB?
Cefotaxime
Ceftriaxone
Ceftazidime
Some cross BBB.
What drugs should be used if true anaphylaxis to penicillin exists?
Vancomycin or clindamycin
What are the adverse effects that are associated with cephalosporins?
- Rashes, fever, nephritis, anaphylaxis
- Vitamin K production deficit
What drugs are a common cause of colitis?
3rd generation cephalosporins
Carbapenem β-lactams have good activity against _______ __ _______ and ________.
Gram - rods (Pseudomonas Aeruginosa) and enterobacter
What β-lactam drug class has the broadest spectrum of activity and can inhibit the β-lactamase enzyme?
Carbapenems
What type of infections are carbapenems saved for?
- Intra-abdominal
- resistant UTIs
- pneumonia
What examples of carbapenems were given?
- Ertapenem (Invanz)
- Meropenem (merrem)
- Imipenem (primaxin)
(-penem)
IM formulations of carbapenems contain _______.
Lidocaine
Consider LA allergies prior to IM administration.
Carbapenems can decrease what medication by up to 90%?
What can this precipitate?
Valproic Acid (Depakote); and can precipitate seizures
How does vancomycin work?
Inhibition of cell wall synthesis
Vancomycin is active against _____ bacteria but is too large to penetrate ______ bacteria.
Active against gram + ; too large for gram - bacteria
Vancomycin is most useful against what infections?
Blood stream MRSA
MRSA endocarditis