M3B - ANTIMICROBIAL Flashcards
Gram Positive Microorganisms
Staphylococcus Aureus
Streptococcus Pneumoniae
Group B Streptococcus
Clostridium Perfringens
Gram Negative Microorganisms
Neisseria Meningitides
Escherichia Coli
Haemophilus Influenzae
Selective Toxicity (3 ways of action)
Disruption of bacterial cell wall
Inhibition on enzyme unique to bacteria
Disruption of bacterial protein synthesis
Topical antimicrobial that inhibits growth and reproduction without necessarily killing MOs
Antiseptic
Bactericidal drugs
Penicillin
Cephalosporins
Bacteriostatic
Tetracycline
Sulfonamides
Administration of meds based on practitioner’s presumptive treatment of an infection
Emperic Therapy
Inhibition of cell wall (Bactericidal Effect) (Drugs) (PCBV)
Penicillin
Cephalosporins
Bacitracin
Vancomycin
Alteration of Membrane Permeability (Bacteriostatic or Bactericidal) (Drugs) (ANPC)
Amphotericin B
Nystatin
Polymyxin
Colistin
Inhibition of Protein Synthesis (Bacteriostatic or Bactericidal) (Drugs) (ATEL)
Aminoglycosides
Tetracycline
Erythromycin
Lincomycin
Inhibition of synthesis of bacterial RNA & DNA
Fluoroquinolones
Interference with cellular metabolism (Bacteriostatic) (Drugs) (STINR)
Sulfonamides Trimethoprim Isoniazid (INH) Nalidixic acid Rifampin
Infection acquired by a person who has not recently been hospitalized or had a medical procedure
Community-associated infections
Infection that a patient acquires during the course of receiving treatment for another condition in the healthcare facility
Healthcare-associated infection | Nasocomial infection
Healthcare-associated infection
CLABI CAUTI SSI VAP MRSA
CLABI - Central-Line Associated Blood Infection
CAUTI - Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection
SSI - Surgical Site Infection
VAP - Ventilator Associatd Pneumonia
MRSA - Methicillin-Resistant Stphalococcus Aureus
Growth of MOs on the skin, open wounds, mucous membrane etc. without causing infection, no need for antibiotic treatment.
Colonization
Occurs when antibiotics reduce/completely eliminate normal flora permitting fungi or other bacteria to take over and cause infection
Superinfection
The genetic abnormality that results in enzyme deficiency.
G6PD
G6PD + ______; _______; ________ = hemolysis
Drugs
Sulfonamides
Nitrofurantoin
Dapsone
Many antibiotics that pass through the placenta can cause harm to developing fetus.
Teratogens
Identify the organism and check which antibiotics will work.
Culture & Sensitivity
Cell wall synthesis (MOA) (Drugs)
Beta-lactams Vancomycin Isoniazid Ethambutol Cycloserine Ethionamide Bacitracin Polymyxin
DNA Replication
Quinolones
Metronidazole
RNA Synthesis
Rifampin
Rifabutin
Protein Synthesis (50S Ribosomes)
Chloramphenicol
Macrolides
Clindamycin
Streptogramins
Protein Synthesis (30S Ribosomes)
Aminoglycosides
Tetracycline
Oxazolidinone
Antimetabolites
Sulfonamides
Dapsone
Trimethoprim
Para-aminosalicylic acid