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Penicillins Flashcards

1
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Narrow Spectrum Penicillins

A

Penicillin G and V

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Penicillinase- resistant penicillins

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Dicloxacillin, nafcillin, oxacilin

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Extended- spectrum antibiotics

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amoxicillin, ampicillin, piperacillin

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4
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beta-lactamase inhibitors

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clavulanate (w amoxicillin) …. tazobactam w piperacillin and sulbactam with ampicillin

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5
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bacitracin and fosfomycin

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inhibit cell wall peptidoglycan synthesis - block steps in formation of MurNAc-GlcNAc (disaccharide precursors)

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fosfomycin

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inhibits enolpyruvyl transferase - enzyme that catalyzes condensation of UDP- GlcNAc with phosphoenolpyruvate to UDP-MurNAc

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vancomycin

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binds to D-alanyl-D-alanine

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8
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name the beta-lactams

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penicillins, carbapenems, cephalosporins and a monobactam antibiotic named AZTREONAM

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9
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narrow spectrum penicillins - active against?

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many gram POSITIVE cocci

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10
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penicillinase-resistant penicillins - active against?

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some strains of penicillinase producing STAPHYLOCOCCI

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extended spectrum penicillins - active agains?

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some gram NEGATIVE bacilli & ANAEROBIC & gram POSITIVE organisms

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12
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penicillin antibiotics structure

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beta-lactam ring fused to thiazolidine ring w unique R group for each antibiotic

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13
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penicillin stable in gastric acid &given orally

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amoxicillin and penicillin V

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14
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acid labile penicillin

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piperacillin

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15
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penicillins widely distributed to CNS?

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NO.

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16
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penetrate CSF?

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yes, with intravenous administration - meningitis

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17
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penicillins excreted in bile

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ampicillin and nafcillin

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18
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renal tubular secretion inhibited by?

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probenecid

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19
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penicillin G administered IM - forms?

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procaine penicillin G and benzathine penicillin G

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20
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penicillin G and V (narrow spectrum) treat

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streptococci (+pneumococci), meningococci and spirochetes(treponema pallidum)

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21
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PENICILLIN G CAN ALSO TREAT

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Clostridium perfringens - gas gangrene

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22
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penicillin G ROA

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Oral / parenteral

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23
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penicillin G elimination half life

24
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penicillin G ROE

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renal (TS)

25
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penicillin G spectrum

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syphilis (treponema pallidum)
endocarditis (viridans streptococci, enterococci)
meningitis (meningococci)
pneumococci(pneumonia)
various (streptococci)
26
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penicillin V ROA

27
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penicillin V elimination half life

28
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penicillin v ROE

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renal (TS)

29
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penicillin v spectrum

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pharyngitis (streptococcus pyogenes)

30
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methicillin causes?

A

interstitial nephritis

31
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staphylococci resistant to penicillinase resistant penicillins?

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dicloxacilin ROA

33
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dicloxacillin elimination half life

34
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dicloxacillin ROE

A

renal (TS)

35
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penicillinase penicillin spectrum

nafcillin
oxacillin

A

serious staphylococcal infections (acute endocarditis) & osteomyelitis
skin and soft tissue infections

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS

36
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nafcillin ROA

A

oral / parenteral

37
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nafcillin elimination half life

38
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nafcillin ROE

39
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extended spectrum penicillins

A

amoxicillin, ampicillin, piperacillin

40
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amoxicillin treat which pathogens?

A

can be used alone to treat resp tract infections (otitis media, sinusitis, bronchitis and community-acquired pneumonia

also used for prophylaxis, to treat bacterial endocarditis in persons w heart valve disease

41
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amoxicillin ROA

42
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amoxicillin elimination half life

43
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amoxicillin ROE

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renal (TS)

44
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amoxicillin +- clavulanate infections

A 
otitis
upper resp tract infections
pneumonia
skin and soft tissue infections
UTIs
45
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amoxicillin +- clavulanate pathogens

A 
pneumococci
streptococci
staphylococci
haemophilus influenza
moraxella catarrhalis
e. coli
pasteurella multocida
46
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ampicillin ROA

A

oral or parenteral

47
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ampicillin elimination half life

48
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ampicillin ROE

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renal (TS) and biliary

49
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ampicillin +- sulbactam infections

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meningitis (listeria monocytogenes)
decubitus and diabetic foot ulcers (gram + and anaerobic)
endocarditis (streptococci, enterococci)
Lyme disease (borrelia burgdorferi)

50
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piperacillin ROA

A

parenteral

51
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piperacillin elimination half life

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1.2-1.3 hr

52
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piperacillin ROE

A

renal (TS)

53
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piperacillin +- tazobactam infections

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intraabdominal infections
skin and soft tissue infections
pneumonia
other infections (lower resp, complicated urine, gynec and febrile neutropenia)

sometimes given in combo w aminoglycoside antibiotic

54
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piperacillin +- tazobactam pathogens

A

aerobic & anaerobic organisms

pseudomonas aeruginosa

55
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ampicillin + gentamicin (aminoglycoside)

A

enterococcal infections;

enterococcal endocarditis

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