Intro to Antibiotics II Flashcards
carbapenems
same MOA as PCNs
resistant to hydrolysis until emergence of KPC carbepenemase
carbapenem coverage
aerobic and anaerobic, gram positive, excellent against enterobacter, pseudomonas, acinetobacter
stenotrophomonas maltophilia
resistant to carbapenams
carbapenems
ertapenem
imipenem
meropenem
ertapenem
lower resp tract infection tx
carbapenems
monobactam mechanism
same as PCNs
monobactam spectrum
gram negative
NO activity against gram positive cocci or anaerobes
glycopeptide mechanism
inhibit cell wall synthesis
-binds high afinity D-ala-Dala terminal of cell wall precursor units
-unable to penetrate outer membrane of gram negatives
glycopeptide coverage
gram positive
-staph aureus (MRSA), staph epidermidis (MRSE), streptococci, bacillus, corynbacterium, actinomyces, clostridium
all gram negative and mycobacterium
resistant to glycopeotides
vancomycin
glycopeptide
give IV**
MRSA tx
vancomycin
clostridium dificile tx
vancomycin (orally)
important for vancomycin
monitor serum drug concentrations
red-man syndrome
side effect of rapid vancomycin infusion
-flushing, tachycardia, hypotension
mast cells - histamine release
fluoroquinolones mechanism
concentration dependent killing
target bacterial DNA gyrase and topoisomerase
DNA gyrase - introduces negative supercoils
fluoroquinolone spectrum
E. coli, salmonella, shigella, enterobacter, campylobacter, neisseria, pseudomonas, s. aureus
respiratory fluoroquniolones
levofloxacin
gatifloxacin
moxifloxacin
cover streptococcus species