TB Flashcards
Which TB drugs are safe in pregnancy
1st line
What are the 1st line TB drugs
Isoniazid Rifampin Rifabutin Rifapentine Ethambutol Pyrazinamide
What are the 2nd line TB drugs
Streptomycin
Ethionamide
Levofloxacin
Amikacin
What is the solo drug for latent infection
Isoniazid
Which 1st line TB is a P450 inhibitor
Isoniazid
Which 1st line TB is a P450 inducer
Rifampin
Which 1st line is specific for TB
Isoniazid
Which 1st line TB can cause SLE
Isoniazid
What is the DOC for TB with AIDS
Rifabutin
Which 1st line TB can cause orange body fluids
Rifampin
Which 1st line TB can cause red/green colourblindness
Ethambutol
Which 1st line can cause Non-gouty Polyarthralgia
Pyrazinamide
When is Isoniazid -static
Stationary phase
When is Isoniazid -cidal
Dividing
How does Isoniazid work
Activated by KatG (catalase-peroxidase)
Inhibits InhA and KasA
Decreased Mycolic Acid = No cell wall
What is Isoniazid an analog of
Pyridoxine (Supplement B6)
What are the Isoniazid AE
Peripheral neuritis
Hepatotoxicity
Does Isoniazid have cross resistance
No
Isoniazid ROA
Oral
IV
Im
What can the Rifampins act on
TB
M. kansasii
What do the Rifampins act on clinically
TB, Leprosy
Meningitis prophylaxis
MRSA (with Vanco)
How does Rifampin work
Binds Beta subunit of RNAP
No RNA synth
What are the Rifampin AE
Thrombocytopenia Rash Nephritis Liver dysfunction Proteinuria GI distress
Mechanism of Rifampin resistance
Point mutation in rpoB gene
Decreased permeability
What does Ethambutol act on
TB
M. kansasii
How doe Ethambutol work
Inhibits Arabinosyl transferase
Ethambutol AE
HA, confusion
Hyperuricemia
Neuritis
How does Ethambutol Resistance arise
emb mutation
Rapid resistance if used alone
How does Pyrazinamide work
Hydrolyzed to pyrazinoic acid by pyrazinamidase
Pyrazinamide AE
Photosensitivity
Hyperuricemia
Hepatotoxicity
Myalgia, porphyria, rash
What do you give for life-threatening Meningitis, miliary TB or severe organ TB
Streptomycin
What kind of drug is Streptomycin
Aminoglycoside
Useful for drug resistant TB
Streptomycin
What do you give for Isoniazid intolerant latent TB
Rifampin
Congener of Isoniazid
Ethionamide
Ethionamide AE
GI irritation
Neuro effects
Give if TB resistant to 1st line
Levofloxacin
MDR TB or Streptomycin resistant
Amikacin
What do you add to resistant strain regimen
Fluoroquinolones