Micro Flashcards
MOA: Sulfamethoxazole (SMX), sulfisoxazole, sulfadiazine
Folate synthesis inhibition via inhibition of dihydropteroate synthase.
Bacteriostatic
Use: UTI
Toxicity of Sulfamethoxazole?
Hemolysis in G6PD deficient pt, Nephrotoxicity, Photosensitivity (SAT for a photo), Kernicterus in infants
MOA of Trimethoprim?
Inhibits dihydrofolate reductase
- Used in combo with Sulfonamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) to treat UTI inxn,
- Shigella, Salmonella infxn
- Pneumocystis jirovecci pneumonia prophylaxis (AIDS pts, when CD4 count is <200)
- Toxoplasmosis prophylaxis
AE of Trimethoprim sulfate?
Megaloblastic anemia, leukopenia, granulocytopenia (all due to low folic acid)
“TMP: Treats Marrow Poorly”
Name 3 Flouroquinolones
Ciprofloxacin, Levofloxacin, Moxifloxacin… “Floxacins”
MOA of Flouroquinolones
Inhibit DNA gyrase (topoisomerase II)
-Bactericidal
What must not be taken when on a flouroquinolone?
Antacids
When do we use flouroquinolones?
G- rods
UTI
GI infxn
Later generations (Levofloxacin, Moxifloxacin) used for G+ infxns (like s. pneumonia)
AE of Flouroquinolones
Damage to cartilage (tendon rupture)
“FlouroquinoLONES hurt attachment to your BONES)
MOA of Metronidazole
Forms free radical toxic metabolites in the bacterial cell that damage DNA
-Bactericidal, antiprotozoal
What bugs do you treat with metronidazole?
Giardia, Entamoeba, Trichomonas, Garnerella vaginalis, Anaerobes (Bacteroides, C. dificile), H. Pylori
“GET GAP on the metro with Metronidazole”
-Part of triple therapy for H. pylori (PPI, Clarithromycin, Metronidazole or Amoxicillin)
Why can’t you drink alcohol with metronidazole?
Disulfiram-like reaction (flushing, tachycardia, hypotension, headache)
MCC of UTI?
- E. coli
- Staph saprophyticus
- Klebsiella
- Proteus mirabilis
MC med used for UTI prophylaxis?
TMP-SMX
MC bacteria in a pt with Struvite kidney stone
Proteus mirabilius
Name 3 Spirochetes
Borrelia, Leptospira, Treponema
“BLT”
What do surfers get when they swim in dolphin pee?
Leptospira interrogans
- water contaminated with animal urine
- Leptospirosis: flu symptoms, jaundice, photophobia, conjunctival suffusion
- Prevalent among surfers and tropics
What causes Weil disease?
Leptospira interrogans
- ictohemorrhagic leptospirosis
- severe from with jaundice and azotemia from liver and kidney disfunction; fever; hemorrhage, and anemia
What is vector for Borrelia burgdorferi?
Ixodes tick
What is Borrelia burgdorferi’s natural reservoir?
Mouse
Initial symptoms of Lyme dz?
Erythema chronicum migrans, flu symptoms, +/- bilateral bell’s palsy
Later symptoms of Lyme dz?
Monoarthritis (painful knee), Migratory polyarthritis, AV nodal block, Bilateral bell’s palsy
“FAKE a key Lyme pie”
Facial nerve palsy, Arthritis, Kardiac block, Erythema migrans
Tx for Lyme dz
Doxycycline, ceftriaxone
Bacterial overgrowth, fishy smell, Clue cell
Gardnerella vaginalis (bacterial vaginosis)
Fever, Rash on palms and soles, Tick
RMSF
Fever, Tick, Central rash that spreads outwards
Rickettsiae prowazekii and typhi
Ectopic pregnancy, urethritis, infertility
Chlamydia trachomatis
Transmitted via aerosol, treated with doxycycline or azithromycin, interstitial pneumonia
M. pneumonia, Chlamydia pneumonia
Q fever, spore former, negative Weil Helix
Coxiella burnetti
Man w/ pneumonia has sputum that doesn’t gram stain. Silver stain identifies a G- rod. Causative organism?
Legionella pneumophila
Common cause of pneumonia in immunocompromised pts
Pneumocystis jeroveci
MCC of atypical (walking) pneumonia
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Common cause of pneumonia in alcoholics
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Bird handler with interstitial pneumonia
Chlamydia psittaci
Bat droppings in caves
Histoplasma
Cause of pneumonia in pt who has visited Southern California, New Mexico or West TX
Coccidioides
Pneumonia with “currant jelly” sputum
Klebsiella
Q fever
Coxiella burnetii
Pneumonia from an AC unit
Legionella pneumophila
MCC of pneumonia in child <1 y/o
RSV