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Important Antimicrobial classes based on mode of action Flashcards

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Cell Wall/Cell Membrane

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  • Beta lactams (penicillin, ampicillin, cephalosporins, carbapenems, monobactams)
  • Glycopeptides (Vancomycin)
  • Bacitracin
  • Polymyxin
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Nucleic acid synthesis inhibitor

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  • Sulfonamides/ trimethoprim-Folic acid synthesis (Purine metabolism)
  • Nitroimidazoles/Nitrofurans
  • Fluoroquinolons (enrofloxacin, ciprofloxacin)
  • Novobiocin
  • Rifampin (RNA)
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Protein synthesis

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Tetracyclines
Macrolides
Aminoglycosides
Chloramphenicol
Lincosamides
Streptogramins
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Antifungal

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Polyens
Azoles
(targets ergosterols)

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Beta lactams (penicillin, ampicillin, cephalosporins, carbapenems, monobactams)

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Cell Wall/Cell Membrane

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Glycopeptides (Vancomycin)

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Cell Wall/Cell Membrane

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Bacitracin

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Cell Wall/Cell Membrane

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Polymyxin

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Cell Wall/Cell Membrane

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Sulfonamides/ trimethoprim-Folic acid synthesis (Purine metabolism)

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Nucleic acid synthesis inhibitor

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Nitroimidazoles/Nitrofurans

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Nucleic acid synthesis inhibitor

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Fluoroquinolons (enrofloxacin, ciprofloxacin)

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Nucleic acid synthesis inhibitor

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Novobiocin

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Nucleic acid synthesis inhibitor

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Rifampin

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Nucleic acid synthesis inhibitor

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14
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Tetracyclines

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Protein synthesis

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15
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Macrolides

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Protein synthesis

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Aminoglycosides

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Protein synthesis

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Chloramphenicol

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Protein synthesis

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Lincosamides

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Protein synthesis

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Streptogramins

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Protein synthesis

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Polyens

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Antifungal

21
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Azoles

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Antifungal

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