Quick antibiotics review Flashcards
1
Q
What type of antibioics are penicllins?
A
- B lactamase
- against the bacteria cell wall
2
Q
What name some and what type of antibiotics are cephalosporins?
A
- Cephalin (1st gen)
- Cefacor/ cefuroxime ( 2nd)
- Ceftriaxone ( 3 rd gen)
- Cepemine ( 4th)
- Act on bacterial cell wall= Beta lactamase
- inhibit cell wall synthesis
3
Q
What does vancomycin do to bacteria?
A
- Inhibit cell wall synthesis
4
Q
what other antibiotics inhibit cell wall synthesis?
A
- Penicllins
- cephalosporins
- Vancomycin
- carbapenems e.g. meropenum
- bacitracin
5
Q
Name an aminoglycoside?
A
- Gentamycin
- Neomycin
NB aminoGlycoside has g like Gentamycin
6
Q
What do aminogycosides do to bacteria?
A
- Inhibit the ribsomal 30s subunit
7
Q
What other antibtioics inhibit ribsomal 30s subunit?
A
- **tetracycline **
- aminoglycosides ( gentamycin/ neomycin)
8
Q
Name some macrolides?
A
- erythromycin
- Clindamycin
- Clarithromycin
- Note have O in antibtiotics name!!!
9
Q
What do macrolides do to bacteria?
A
- Inhibit the 50 subunit in ribosomes
10
Q
Namw other antibiotics that inhibit the 50s subunit?
A
- Linezolid
- Chloramphenicol
- streptogramins
- NB macrolides ( erthyromycin/clarithromycin/clindamycin)
11
Q
Name a fluroquinolone?
A
- Ciprofloxacin
12
Q
What do fluroquinonlones do to bacteria?
A
- Inhibit DNA synthesis
13
Q
What antibtioics inhibit DNA synthesis?
A
- Metronidazole
- Fluroquinolones - Ciprofloxacin
14
Q
what Antibiotics inhibit RNA synthesis?
A
- Rifampicin
- NB R and Rifampicin
15
Q
What antbiotics inhibit mycolic acid synthesis?
A
- Isonazid
