L4 Flashcards
Gentamicin plus penicillin
Synergistic
Tetracycline and penicillin
Antagonistic
Synthetic drugs
sulfa drugs
Antibiotics :drugs produced by microorganisms
penicillin
Semisynthetic
Ampicillin
Microorganisms that produce antibiotics
Streptomyces & bacillus
Microorganisms that produce antifungal
Penicillium & Cephalosporium
Broad spectrum antibiotics
Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, sulphonamides, trimethoprim, tetracycline
Narrow spectrum antibiotics (gram positive)
penicillin , macrolides
Narrow spectrum antibiotics (gram negative)
Nalidixic acid, polymyxin
Bactericidal
Penicillins, cephalosporin, aminoglycosides
Bacteriostatic
tetracycline, chloramphenicol, sulphonamides.
Inhibition of cell wall synthesis
β- lactam drugs, Vancomycin, Cycloserine, Bacitracin
inhibit the synthesis of mycolic acids
Isoniazid & Ethambutol
Inhibition of protein synthesis
Chloramphenicol, erythromycin, tetracyclines
antifungal drugs affect the ergosterol in the cytoplasmic membrane of fungi
Amphotericin B and Nystatin
antibacterial drugs that disrupt the cytoplasmic membrane.
Polymyxins (Colistin) & Lipopeptides (Daptomycin)
Inhibit DNA synthesis
Quinolones, Nalidixic acid
Inhibit the action of bacterial DNA gyrases
topoisomerases
Inhibit RNA synthesis
Rifampin
Inhibition of synthesis of essential metabolites (Antimetabolites)
Sulfonamides & Trimethoprim
inhibit the synthesis of mycolic acids found in the cell walls of Mycobacterium species
Isoniazid & Ethambutol