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
What is the order of gram negative effective cephalosporins
3>2>1
what are specific first generation cephalosporins
cefazolin
cephalexin
what are specific second generation cephalosporin
cefuroxime
cefoxitin
what does first generation cephalosporins treat
gram postive: staph and strep
soft tissue infections
hordeolum
lid trauma
darcyoadenitis
dacryocystitis
respiratory and urinary tract infections
What does second generation cephalosporin’s treat
more gram negative bacteria
often used in ear, skin, respiratory infections
what more specific bacteria does second generation cephalosporin’s treat
hemophilus
Enterococcus
neisseria
preoteus
e. coli
klebsiella