New Antimicrobial deck Flashcards
What are the classes of Beta Lactams?
Penicillins, Antistaphlococcal, aminopenicillins, and antipseudomonal,
What is Beta lactams mechanism of action
- inhibits transpeptidase
- activates cell destruction to break down the cell wall
What is generation 1 penicillins?
Penicillin G and Penicillin V
What is the drug of choice for treponium pallidum?
Penicillin G
What is generation 1 penicillins effective against?
gram positive bacteria, and some small gram negative bacteria (neisseria gonorrhea)
What is susceptible to bacterial lactamase?
generation 1 penicillins and aminopenicillins
What are antistaphlococcals?
methicillin and dicloxacillin
what does antistaphlococcal treat?
Gram positive: blepharitis and internal hordeolum
NO gram negative activity
what drug(s) stimilate(s) wafarin metabolism?
methicillin and dicloxacillin
What is beta lactamase resistant?
Antistaphlococcal penicillins
What is aminopenicillins effective against?
mostly gram positive but some gram negative rods
What are specific aminopenicillins
ampicillin, aminopenicillins, augmentin
What is the drug of choice for listeria monocytogenes?
Ampicillin
What does ampicillin treat?
listeria
respiratory and GIT infections
What does amoxicillin treat?
has more gram negative coverage
respiratory infections
H pylori ulcers
preseptal cellulitis
darcrocystitis
pediatric hemophilus
what does augmentin treat
preseptal cellulitis
internal hordeolum
darcryocystitis
hemophilus
what is the most commonly prescribed antibiotic
amoxicillin
What is the order of gram positive effective cephalosporins
1>2>3