Pharmacology 3- Antibacterial agents for systemic therapy Flashcards
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC)
The lowest concentration of a drug that INHIBITS the visible bacterial growth
What does MIC90 mean?
It will inhibit 90% of bacterial growth
Minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC)
The lowest concentration of a drug that kills 99.9% of bacteria
Mutant prevention Concentration (MPC)
Such a high concentration killing ALL potential bacteria
What is a bacteriostatic drug?
- Stop bacteria from multiplying but DO NOT kill them.
- Elimination requires host immune response
What is the relationship of MBC to MIC for a bacteriostatic drug?
A bacteriostatic drugs MBC is much larger than the MIC
What kind of patients are bacteriostiatics not okay for and bactericidal good for?
ANYONE immunodeficient
- Sepsis
- Neonates
- Animals on glucocorticoids
- Cancer chemotherapy
What is a bactericidal drug?
Kill all bacteria if concentrations reach MBC for a certain period of time
What is the relationship of MBC to MIC for a bactericidal drug?
The MBC of the drug is at or near the same level of the MIC
Are bactericidal ABX always bactericidal?
NO
- Static at concentrations below MBC
- Dose dependent
- Bacteria dependent
What must bacteria be doing for a bactericidal to work?
Only kills if replicating
- Some older veterinarians will argue the combination of -static and -cidal
What is the Post-antibiotic effect? (PAE)
- A persistent drug effect
- Stays in the animal after PLASMA concentration decline below the MIC/MBC
- Drug is gone but is still working on infection
What are the mechanisms that come from a PAE?
- Decreased virulence of the bacteria
- Development of abnormal cell wall
- Increased susceptibility to host defenses
- Persistence at sites of infection
** Only with come drugs and is bacteria-dependent
What is the drug-bug interaction?
Relating of MIC of drug to pathogen
- varies with drug
- varies with pathogen
What is Cmax?
Maximum plasma concentration
What is AUC?
Area under curve
- Bioavailability over time
What is a time-dependent antibiotic
Time > MIC: How long the plasma concentration is above the MIC over a course of 24 hours
What is a concentration-dependent antibiotics?
Cmax:MIC
- Cmax ratio to MIC showing if the maximum plasma concentration is reaching the effective levels for MIC
Concentration/Time dependent ABX
AUC:MIC
- Ratio of the AUC (over a 24 hour period) to the MIC
What are the three ABX mechanisms of action?
- Cell Wall
- Nucleic Acids
- Protein synthesis
ABX Cell Wall mechanism
Can
- inhibit synthesis
- inhibit function
ABX Nucleic acid mechanism
Can
- inhibit synthesis
- inhibit function
ABX protein synthesis mechanism
- Inhibit 50s: ribosomal subunit
- Inhibit 30s: ribosomal subunit
What is spectrum of activity?
Describes the general activity of an antimicrobial
- Narrow spectrum
- Broad spectrum
*Individual bacterium may be resistant to an antimicrobial even though they are part of the spectrum
What is narrow specturm?
Implies activity against a limited subset of bacteria