Infectious Diseases Flashcards
Gram positive cocci
GP stains purple
Staphylococci - Staph aureaus - Staph epidermidis - Staph saphrophyticus - Coagulase negative staph Streptococci - Group A strep: Strep pyogenes, B haemolytic strep - Group B strep: Strep agalactiae - Group D strep: Enterococcus faecalis - Strep viridians - Strep pneumonia (alpha haemolytic)
Gram positive rods/bacilli
GP stains purple
Diptheria
Listeria
Clostridia
Mycobacteria
Gram negative cocci
GN stains pink
Neisseria gonnococcus
Neisseria meningitides
Gram negative rods/bacilli
GN stains pink
Enterobacteria - E. coli - Salmonella - Shigella - Campylobacter - Cholera Haemophilus influenza Pertussis Pseudomonas Legionella Klebsidella
Beta lactams
Penicllin Cephalosporins - 1st cefazolin - 3rd ceftriaxone - 4th cefepime Carbapenems - Imipenum - Meropenum Anti-pseudomonals - Ticarcillin - Piperacillin
Aminoglycocides
Gentamicin
Amikacin
Tobramycin
Streptomycin
Tetracyclines
Doxycyline
Macrolides
Erythromycin
Azithromycin
Clarithromycin
Fluroquinolones
Ciprofloxacin
Glycopeptides
Vancomycin
Sufonamides
Sulfamethoxazole
Antibiotic mechanism
Cell wall active (inhibit cell wall synthesis)
Peptiglycan cross linking: Beta lactams (penicillins, cephalosporins, carbapenems)
Peptidoglycan synthesis: vancomycin
Antibiotic mechanism
Inhibit protein synthesis
50S subunit: Macrolides (erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin), choramphenicol, clindamycin
30S subunit: aminoglycosides (gentamicin, amikacin, tobramycin), tetracyclines (doxycycline)
Antibiotic mechanism
Inhibit DNA gyrase
Quinolones (ciprofloxacin)
Antibiotic mechanism
Inhibit mRNA synthesis (DNA directed RNA polymerase)
Rifampicin