MT6314 ANTIMICROBIALS BETA LACTAMS Flashcards
Drugs that inhibit the growth/replication, or kill microrganisms
Antimicrobials
Antimicrobials include what kind of drugs based on their target molecule?
̶ Antibacterial
̶ Antifungal
̶ Antiviral
̶ Anti-protozoal
̶ Anti parasitic
Antimicrobials are under that kind of drugs?
chemotherapeutic drugs
2 kinds of bacteria?
Gram-positive
Gram-negative
Bacterial cell wall synthesis inhibitors include?
Penicillins
Cephalosporins
Miscellaneous
2 kinds of penicillins?
Narrow spectrum
Wider spectrum
2 kinds of cephalosporins?
Narrow spectrum
Wider spectrum
Kinds of miscellaneous bacterial synthesis inhibitors?
Carbapenems
Aztreonam
Vancomycin
First to suggest that a Penicillium mold (now known as Penicillium chrysogenum) must secrete an antibacterial substance
Sir Alexander Fleming
Sir Alexander Fleming suggested that _____ must secrete _________
Penicillium mold (Penicillium chrysogenum)
antibacterial substance
First to concentrate the active substance involved, which he named penicillin, in 1928.
Sir Alexander Fleming
Penicillins are derivates of?
6-aminopenicillamic acid
Penicillins contain what structure?
beta lactam ring structure
What determines the drug’s stability to enzymatic or acidic hydrolysis?
Nature of the R group
The nature of the R group also affects?
Antibacterial spectrum
The beta-lactam ring is the site of?
Hydrolysis by bacterial penicillinase or by acid
Penicillin basic structure includes?
- Thiazolidine ring (A)
- β-lactam ring (B) that carries a secondary amino group (RNH–)
R group penicillins include?
Penicillin G
Penicillin V
Oxacillin
Dicloxacillin
Nafcillin
Ampicillin
Amoxicillin
Piperacillin
WHAT KIND OF B-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS: Ampicillin
1st gen cephalosporin
WHAT KIND OF B-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS: Cefazolin
2nd gen cephalosporin
WHAT KIND OF B-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS: Cefaclor
3rd gen cephalosporin
WHAT KIND OF B-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS: Aztreonam
Monobactams
WHAT KIND OF B-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS: Biapenem
Carbapenems
WHAT KIND OF B-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS: Amoxicillin
Penicillins
WHAT KIND OF B-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS: Ertapenem
Carbapenems
WHAT KIND OF B-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS: Doripenem
Carbapenems
WHAT KIND OF B-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS: Imipenem
Carbapenems
WHAT KIND OF B-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS: Panipenem
Carbapenems
WHAT KIND OF B-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS: Tigemonam
Monobactam
WHAT KIND OF B-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS: Carumonam
Monobactam
WHAT KIND OF B-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS: Nocardicin A
Monobactam
Pharmacokinetics of antimicrobials vary in?
Vary in their oral availability
Penicillins are polar or non-polar?
Polar
T or F: Penicillins are metabolized extensively
F, not metabolized extensively
How is penicillin excreted and it is inhibited by?
̶ Excreted unchaned in urine
̶ Inhibited by Probenecid
When do antimicrobials cross the BBB?
when meninges are inflamed (MENINGITIS)
How should antimicrobials be given usually?
on an empty stomach; except Amoxicillin
MOA of antimicrobials?
*Bactericidal drugs
*Inhibit cell wall synthesis
1. Binds to PBP
2. Inhibits transpeptidation
3. Activation of autolytic enzymes
Antimicrobials inhibit what action of bacterial cell wall synthesis?
transpeptidation reaction
What is the final step of the synthesis of the peptidoglycan?
Cross linking of PEP side chains
The cross linking of PEP side chains is blocked by?
Penicillin
Antimicrobial resistance is brought about by?
Hydrolysis of the β -lactam ring by bacterial β -lactamases
Modification of PBP
Changes in membrane permeability
Clinical uses of penicillins?
*Narrow spectrum penicillinase susceptible agents
*Very Narrow spectrum penicillinase resistant agents – against Staphylococcus aureus
*Wider spectrum penicillinase susceptible drugs
limited spectrum; susceptible to β-lactamases
Penicillin G
Penicillin G is susceptible to?
β-lactamases
Penicillin G is used for?
streptotocci, meningococci, gram-positive bacilli, spirochetes
What is the first line drug for syphilis?
Benzathine Penicillin G
Benzathine Penicillin G is given how?
IM
Narrow spectrum penicillinase susceptible agents include what drugs?
Pen G
Pen V
Very Narrow spectrum penicillinase resistant agents – against Staphylococcus aureus, include what drugs?
Methicillin
Oxacillin
Cloxacillin (Dicloxacillin)
Wider spectrum penicillinase susceptible drugs include?
Ampicillin and Amoxicllin
Piperacillin and Ticarcillin
Wider spectrum than Pen G
Ampicillin and Amoxicllin
Ampicillin and Amoxicllin are enhanced when used with?
penicillinases (BLIC or beta-lactam-inhibitor combination)
Piperacillin and Ticarcillin have enhanced activity against?
gram-negative (Pseudomonas, Enterobacter, Klebsiella)
Piperacillin and Ticarcillin is usually combined with?
penicillinase inhibitors
Toxicity of antimicrobials include?
Allergy – urticaria, pruritus, fever, joint swelling, anemia, anaphylaxis
GI disturbances : nausea, diarrhea
Toxicity of Methicillin causes?
interstitial nephritis
Toxicity of Nafcillin causes?
Neutropenia
Toxicity of Ampicillin causes?
rash (non-allergic)
pseudomembranous colitis
Resemble β -lactam molecules, but have very weak antibacterial action
Beta-Lactamase inhibitors
Beta-Lactamase inhibitors resemble what?
β -lactam molecules
T or F: Beta-Lactamase inhibitors have strong antibacterial action
F, very weak
Beta-Lactamase inhibitors are combined with what to protect them from?
Combined with beta-lactam antibiotics to protect them from β-lactamases
Protection of the Beta-Lactamase inhibitors from β-lactamases subsequently protects them from?
inactivation
Beta-lactamase inhibitors are available only in?
fixed combinations with specific penicillins and cephalosporins
Cephalosporins are derivatives of?
7-aminocephalosporanic acid
T or F: Cephalosporins do not contain a B-lactam structure.
F, they contain one
Who isolated Cephalosporin C compound in from the fungus Acremonium?
Giuseppe Brotzu
Giuseppe Brotzu isolated ________compound in from the fungus________, previously known as _____________ in 1945.
Cephalosporin C
Acremonium
“Cephalosporium”
More stable to many bacterial β–lactamases, has broader spectrum of activity
Cephalosporins and Cephamycins
How many sites of attachment do Cephalosporins and Cephamycins have for what groups?
2 sites of attachment for various R1 and R2 groups
T or F: Cephalosporins and Cephamycins are more stable compared to other bacterial β–lactamases
T
R group at 7-position is R1 or R2?
R2
R group at 3-position is R1 or R2?
R1
R group at 7-position function?
alters antibacterial activity
R group at 3-position function?
modifies pharmacokinetic profile
Route of administration of cephalosporins?
Most are parenteral/ IV
Major elimination of cephalosporins are by?
renal extretion; some with side chains – hepatic metabolism
Which cephalosporins are excreted in the bile?
Cefoperazone and ceftriaxone
Do not cross BBB even in inflamed meninges
1st and 2nd generation cephalosporins
When cephalosporins bind to the PBP, what occurs?
inhibit cell wall synthesis, similar to penicillins
Cephalosporins are?
bactericidal
Structural differences render cephalosporins less suseceptible to ____________
penicillinases produced by staphylococci
Some organisms are resistant through production of?
other beta-lactamases vs cephalosporins
What bacteria is resistant to cephalosporins?
MRSA
Clinical Uses of 1st Generation drugs?
Cefazolin and cephalexin – against G+ cocci, E coli, K pneumoniae
Clinical Uses of 2nd Generation drugs?
̶ Less activity against G+, extended G- overage
̶ Anaerobic coverage : Cefotetan, Cefoxitin
̶ H influenzae, M catarrhalis: Cefamandole, cefuroxime, cefaclor
3rd generation drugs include?
Ceftazidime, cefoperazone, cefotaxime
3rd Generation drugs have what kin of clinical use?
̶ Increased activity for G-; penetrates BBB (except Cefoperazone and Cefixime)
Drug used against gonococcal urethritis?
Ceftriaxone (3rd gen)
Clinical Uses of 4th generation drugs?
̶ Cefepime – more resistant to beta lactamases; combines gram positive activity of 1st gen. with wider gram neg. spectrum of 3rd gen.
̶ Ceftaroline – active against MRSA
Toxicity of antimicrobials?
Allergy – from rashes to anaphylactic shock
Complete cross reactivity should be assumed
Percentage of cross reactivity between penicillin and cephalosporin is assumed to be?
5-10%
First generation cephalosporins are predominantly active against ______, with succeeding generations progressively more active against ______ strains (often with reduced ______ activity except ____ generation, which are extended spectrum agents)
Gr(+)’s
Gr(-)
Gr(+)
4th
Cephalosporins are inactive against?
Listeria
Atypicals
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)- except Ceftaroline
Enterococcus
Coverage of 1st generation cephalosporins?
Gr(+) cocci, E.coli, K pneumoniae, and Proteus mirabilis
Coverage of 2nd generation cephalosporins?
same as 1st gen but with extended Gr(-) activity- Klebsiella, H. influenzae, Bacteroides fragilis, Serratia
Coverage of 3rd generation cephalosporins?
Expanded Gram-negative coverage: Citrobacter, serratia, providencia, Pseudomonas (Ceftazidime)
Coverage of 4th generation cephalosporins?
Pseudomonas, Enterobacteriaceae , methicillin-susceptible S. aureus, S. pneumoniae., Haemophilus and Neisseria sp.
MOA or drawback of 2nd generation cephalosporins?
Not useful against Enterobacter
MOA of 3rd generation cephalosporins?
Some able to cross the blood-brain-barrier
Not useful against Enterobacter
No longer commercially available