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Microbio - antimicrobials Flashcards

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Most common systems affected in adverse reactions to ABx

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GI upset
Rash
Renal dysfunction
Anaphylaxis!!
Hepatitis
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Name 2 Abx commonly causing renal dysfunction

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Gent + Vanc

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4 things to consider when choosing an abx for an individual

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  • Host characteristics (age? disease?)
  • Antimicrobial susceptibilities
  • Organism
  • Site of infection
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4
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Methods of identifying infecting organism?

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Gram stain: from CSF, pus, joint aspirate

Immunofluorescence or PCR to identify an antigen rapidly

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What clinical features of a patient would make you consider using an Abx?

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systemic response: fever, neutrophilia (neutropenia in severe infection), raised CRP

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6
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When to switch from IV to po?

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After 48 hours if pt has stabilised

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7
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3 patterns of Abx activity

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  1. Concentration dependent killing (max concentration of drug)
  2. Time dependent killing (time that drug conc’n is above MIC)
  3. Both
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8
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Concentration-dependent Abx?

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Aminoglycosides

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9
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Time-dependent abx?

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penicillins

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Recommended time of abx course for simple cystitis? gp a strep throat?

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3 days - cystitis

10 days - strep throat

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11
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N. meningitidis meningitis - length of abx course?

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7 days

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Length of abx course for bacterial endocarditis? for acute osteomyelitis?

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IE: 4-6 weeks

osteomyelitis - 6 weeks

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Typical Abx for cellulitis/

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flucloxacillin unless allergic or MRSA. MRSA –> vancomycin

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Typical Abx for pharyngitis? how long for?

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Benzylpenicillin for 10 days

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15
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Typical Abx for CAP - mild and severe?

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mild = amoxicillin
severe = coamoxiclav + clarithromycin
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16
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Typical Abx for HAP?

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amoxicillin + gentamicin or tazocin

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17
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typical antibiotic for bacterial meningitis?

What is the exception?

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Ceftriaxone

Or amoxicillin if young/old/immunocomp due to risk of listeria

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typical Abx for UTI - community? hospital?

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community = trimethoprim
Nosocomial = co-amoxiclav/cephalexin
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Typical Abx for Sepsis - severe?

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Ceftriaxone/tazocin, metronidazole +/- Gentamicin

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Typical Abx for Neutropenic sepsis?

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Tazocin + gentamycin

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21
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Typical Abx Mx for C-difficile colitis

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  • STOP the cephalosporins!!!
  • Start with metronidazole PO.
  • If ineffective, use vancomycin
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22
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3 types of beta lactams

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pencillins
cephalosporins
carbapenems

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23
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Name 4 penicillins and state what they vs

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1) penicillin
2) amoxicillin - also cover enterococci + E. Coli!!!!
3) flucloxacillin - resistant to b-lactamases
4) piperacillin - also against pseudomonas + non-GI gram -ves

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24
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2 useful things to use with Abx?

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clavulanic acid and tazobactam

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25
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How do the cephalosporins change from 1st –> 3rd gen?

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Increased Gram -ve activity

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26
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Which cephalosporin is 2nd gen?

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Cefuroxime

27
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Which cephalosporin is assoc. with C. Difficile?

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Ceftriaxone

28
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Name the cephalosporin which covers Pseudomonas? which bacteria does it not cover?

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Ceftazidime! Doesn’t cover any Gram +ve

29
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Why were carbapenems developed?

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bacteria developed extended spectrum beta lactamases, therefore resistant to cephalosporins

30
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Name some carbapenems? Which things are resistant to them now?

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Merapenem, Ertapenem

- MDR klebsiella, MDR acinetobacter

31
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Advantages of using b-lactams?

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Short half life
Relatively non-toxic
Doesn’t cross the BBB

32
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Which cell wall synthesis inhibitors cannot be used against Gram-ves?

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Glycopeptides - can’t penetrate the gram -ve cell wall

33
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Name 2 glycopeptides

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vancomycin, teicoplanin

34
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What are glycopeptides particularly useful vs?

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MRSA, C. Difficile, enterococci

35
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What type of Abx is gentamicin?

MOA?

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Amino glycosides!
Binds to 30S ribosomal subunit - inhibits elongation of pp chain + causes misreading of codons from mRNA.
Conc’n dependent

36
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What are aminoglycosides particularly useful vs?

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Neutropenic gram -ve sepsis, Pseudomonas

37
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Doxycycline - which Abx class is it in? What is it useful against?

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Tetracyclines

Intracellular organisms - chlamydiae, rickettsiae, mycoplasmas

38
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Special considerations with tetracyclines?

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Don’t give to children + pregnant women

- Causes a light sensitive rash

39
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Name 3 macrolides.

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Erythro/clarithro/azithromycin

40
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MOA of macrolides

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Bind to 50S ribosomal subunit

Interfere with translocation

41
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Usefulness of macrolides vs?

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Against strep/staph if penicillin allergic
Campylobacter, Legionella (CAP)
S. Typhi (w azithromycin)

42
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Chloramphenicol - why isn’t it used much?
How is it used now - give 2 uses?
MOA?

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  • Risk of aplastic anaemia + grey baby syndrome
  • Bacterial conjunctivitis + meningitis if pen-allergic
  • Binds to 50S ribosomal subunit - inhibits translation
43
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Linezolid - MOA?

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  • Prevents formation of 70S initiation complex

-

44
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Linezolid - USE?

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GRAM +VES ONLY

esp MRSA + VRE

45
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Quinolone - eg? MOA?

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Ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin

Binds to alpha subunit of DNA gyrase

46
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Quinolones - 2 bacteria it is used against?

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pseudomonas + chlamydia

47
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Eg of nitroimidazoles?

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metronidazole

48
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2 useful groups which metronidazole is used against? give eg of each?

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Protozoa and Anaerobes

Giardia + C Diff.

49
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Name an RNA synthesis inhibitor?

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RIfampicin

50
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What does rifampicin bind to? what precautions must be taken - name 4

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Binds to DNA dependent RNA polymerase

  • MONITOR LFTs
  • single a.a. change –> resistance therefore NEVER use alone
  • Turns secretions orange
  • DDIs - eg COC
51
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name 2 cell membrane toxins

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Daptomycin + Colistin.

52
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When is colistin used? SE?

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Last line for MDR- bacteria. eg klebsiella, acinetobacter, pseudomonas
- last line as it is nephrotoxic!

53
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Name some useful folate metabolism inhibitors and what they’re used against

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Co-trimoxazole - PCP

Trimethoprim - community UTI

54
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4 mechanisms of Abx resistance

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BEAT
Bypassing Abx-sensitive step of pathway
Enzyme mediated inactivation of Abx
Accumulation impairment (efflux of abx from cell)
Target alteration
55
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2 main modes of resistance against beta lactams?

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Enzyme mediated inactivation - beta lactamases

Target alteration - mecA gene by MRSA and PBP mutation in pneumococcus

56
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Give e.g.s of 2 bacteria which have altered their target to become resistant to beta-lactams?

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MRSA - mecA gene = encodes a novel PBP 2a

Pneumococcus - multiple PBP gene mutations

57
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Macrolides - how have bacteria become resistant to them?

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Erm gene encode for target alteration –> reduced binding of macrolides

58
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Good prophylactic Abx for splenectomy patients against S. pneumonia?

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Amoxicillin

59
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2 major side effects of amoxicillin

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Anaphylaxis

Steven Johnsons

60
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Trimethoprim: MOA?

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Folate antagonist

61
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3 side effects of trimethoprim

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  • Megaloblastic anaemia
  • Low platelets
  • Hyperkalemia (by inhibiting DCT Na channels)
62
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Abx against N. meningitidis

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Cefotaxime

63
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MOA of vancomycin

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Glycopeptide which inhibits cell wall synthesis

64
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What precautions are taken when giving vancomycin and why?

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Vancomycin serum levels need to be monitored when given due to extensive side effects:

  • Kidney failure
  • Ototoxicity
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Blood disorders
  • Rash

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