Infections Flashcards
Cell Wall Destruction (Rx)
Penicillins
Cephalosporins
Cell Membrane (Rx)
Polymyxins
Most antifungals
Essential Nutrients (Rx)
Sulfonamides
Antifolates
Protein Synthesis
Aminoglycosides
Tetracyclines
DNA Synthesis
Quinolones
Antineoplastics
Resistance : Intrinsic
innately resistant to begin with
Resistance: Acquired
resistant from survival of fitest
DNA types (4)
mutation
transduction - bacteriophage
transformation - bacteria engulfes the bad
conjugation - two different organisms build bridge and transfer dna to eachother
Resistance Vocabulary (Transport)
Can’t get drug into the cell
Resistance Vocabulary (Biotransformation)
needs to get activated once inside cell and can’t
Resistance Vocabulary (Binding affinity)
drug has to bind to the active site
Resistance Vocabulary (Non-specific binding)
too many sites to bind to that aren’t the target site.
BAD
Better
Best
(combination terms)
Antagonist (S+C)
Additive (S+S)
Synergistic (C+C)
Static vs Cidal (Rx)
S: Tetracyclines, Chloramphenicol, Erythromycin
C: Penicillin, Cephalosporins, Aminoglycosides
Hx: Ehrlich
Selective toxicity based on different chemoreceptors
Hx: Fleming & Florey
Mold (fungus) contamination of Staph plate inhibited growth of Staph. Partial purification of penicillin from mold
Hx: Dubois
Isolation of microorganisms from the soil that were capable of killing bacteria. Streptomycin first, then erythromycin, tetracycline,
chloramphenicol, polymyxin
Hx: Brotzu
Isolated a fungus from sewage outlet into sea water. Competitive environment. Cephalosporin extracted from fungus
Sulfonamides (uses)
UTI
Ear infections
Prostatitis
Penicillins (Rx staph & strep)
Penicillin V
Methicillin
Penicillins (Rx, gram (-) coverage)
extension coverage
Amoxicillin
Ampicillin
Piperacillin
All combined with Beta Lactamase inhibitor so it doesn’t deactivate the penicillin ring.
Cephalosporins (uses)
Most commonly prescribed for infections,
Most commonly used surgical prophylaxis
Similar MOA as PCN
Cephalosporins (Generations & Rx)
1st Cefazolin - surgical proph. 2nd Cefaclor - influenzae 3rd Ceftriaxone - Gonorrhea Cefixime - Resp Strep 4th Cefepime - Pseudomonas
Carbapenems (uses)
Broad spectrum
Very good when PCN allergy is around and Zosyn can’t be used.
Carbapenems (Rx)
Meropenem
Imipenem
Aztreonam
Vancomycin
( - OR + )
(Administration)
Gram +
Redman syndrome
Shock possible \BP with anesthesia.