Test 2 Review Flashcards
Mycobacteria vaccine?
BCG aka Bacilli Calmete Guerin vaccine
-stimulates the cell mediated response (M. tuberculosis is largely intracellular)
Mycobacteria:
The live attenuated vaccine is made from….
M. Bovis (cow TB)
How is sputum decontaminated?
-NAOH will decontaminate but too much can kill mycobacteria
-NALC is a digestant and will liquify the sputum
What can be used on specimens contaminated with pseudomonas or proteus?
Zephiran-trisodium phosphate & oxalic acid
Preparation & Digestion of Sputum, what are the steps?
- Add NALC/NaOH
- Vortex, then let sit for 15 minutes
- Add buffer to stop reaction, then centrifuge at high speed
- Pour off supernatant & make smears; inoculate solid/liquid media
Target cell wall synthesis (binds to penicillin binding proteins [PBP])
· Blocks polymer cross linking
· Beta-lactams contain a beta-lactam ring
· Broad spectrum (can target gram – and gram +)
· Structurally similar to acyl-D-alanyl-D-alanine
Cell Wall Synthesis Inhibitors
anything ending with -cillin, or -penem or starts with ceph-
Beta-Lactams
The antibiotics that fall under Penicillin?
Penicillin G - Dicloxacillin
- Amoxicillin - Flucloxacillin
- Nafcillin - Carbenicillin
- Oxacillin - Ticarcillin
- Piperacillin
The antibiotics that fall under Cephalosporins?
- Cefazolin - Cephalexin
- Cefuroxime - Cefoxitin
- Ceftriaxone -ceftazidime
- Cefazoline
The antibiotics that fall under Carbapenems?
- Imipenem - Meropenem
What is the antibiotic that is an enzyme inhibitor?
Fosfomycin (inhibits enzyme at first step of cell wall synthesis)
What antibiotics fall under Glycopeptides/lipoglycopeptides?
- Vancomycin - teicoplanin
- Bacitracin
Example of monobactam bacteria?
Aztreonam
What are the classes of antibiotics that fall under “Cell Wall synthesis inhibitors” (Beta-Lactams)
-penicillin
-Cephalosporins
- Carbapenems
- Enzyme Inhibitor
- Glycopeptides/lipoglycopeptides
- Monobactam
Acts as detergents by interacting with the phospholipids
· Results in leakage of macromolecules from bacterial cells
· Also attacks human cell membranes causing toxicity issues (neuro & nephrotoxicity)
Polymyxin
Polymyxin is often combined with neomycin & ___________ as topical antimicrobial
Bacitracin
Binds cell wall & disrupts it (Gram POSITIVE)
· Inserts hydrophobic tail into membrane
Lipopeptides
What are the four main cell wall synthesis inhibitor antibiotic types?***
- Beta-lactams
- Enzyme inhibitors
- Glycopeptides/lipoglycopeptides
- Monobactam
What are the antibiotics that target the cytoplasm membrane?
Polymyxin B, collistin, Daptomycin
What are the four antibiotic types that target Nucleic acid synthesis?
- DNA gyrase and topoisomerases:
- Interacting with DNA
- RNA polymerase
- Folate Synthesis