USMLE Antibiotics Flashcards
Penicillin mechanism
Blocks cell wall synthesis by inhibiting peptidoglycan cross-linking
- Binds to penicillin binding proteins in peptidoglycan
- activates autolytic enzymes
penicillin use
Gram + organisms:
- S. pneumoniae, S. pyogenes, Actinomyces
Also:
- Neisseria meningitidis, Treponema pallidum, & Syphilis
penicillin toxicity
hypersensitivity reactions, hemolytic anemia
penicillinase resistant penicillins
methicillin, nafcillin, dicloxacillin
penicillinase resistant penicillin use
Staph aureus
penicillinase resistant penicillin toxicity
hypersensitivity; methicillin: interstitial nephritis
aminopenicillins
ampicillin, amoxacillin
amOxicillin has greater Oral bioavailability
aminopenicillin mechanism
- Same as penicillin but wider spectrum
- Penicillinase sensitive
- Combine w/ Clavulanic acid to protect against B-lactams
aminopenicillin use
Same as Penicillin, but wider spectrum
–H. influenza, E coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Proteus mirabilis, Salmonella, Shigella, Klebsiella, Enterococci
(Aminopenicillin HELPSS Kill Enterococci)
aminopenicillin toxicity
hypersensitivity, ampicillin rash, pseudomembranous colitis
antipseudomonal drugs
ticarcillin, piperacillin, carbenicillin
antipseudomonal mechanism
same as penicillin; wider spectrum
antipseudomonal use
Pseudomonas and gram negative rods
antipsuedomonal toxicity
hypersensitivity reaction
beta lactamase inhibitor mechanism
inhibit beta lactamase (protects penicillins from destruction)
beta lacatamase drugs
clavulanic acid, sulbactam, tazobactam
bacteriostatic antibiotics
- Macrolides (Azithromycin, Clarithromycin, Erythromycin)
- Tetracyclines (Tetracycline, Doxycycline, Demeclocycline, Minocycline)
- Clindamycin
- Sulfonamides (Sulfamethoxazole, Sulfisoxazole, Sulfadiazine)
- Trimethoprim
- Chloramphenicol
bactericidal antibiotics
vancomycin, fluoroquinolones, penicillin, aminoglycosides, cephalosporins, metronidazole
1st generation cephalosporins
Cefazolin, Cephalexin
1st generation cephalosporin coverage
Gram + Cocci: Proteus, E. coli, Klebsiella
“PEcK”
cephalosporin mechanism
beta lactams; inhibit cell wall synthesis but less susceptible to penicillinases
2nd generation cephalosporins
Cefoxitin, Cefaclor, Cefuroxime
2nd generation cephalosporin coverage
Gram + Cocci:
H. influenzae, Enterobacter aerogenes, Neisseria, Proteus mirabilis, E. coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Serratia marcescens
“HEN PEcKS”
3rd generation cephalosporins
ceftriaxone, ceftazidime, cefotaxime
3rd generation cephalosporin coverage
Serious gram negative infections, resistant to other B-lactams:
Ceftriaxone: Neisseria meningitidis & Gonorrhea
Ceftazidime: Pseudomonas
4th generation cephalosporins
Cefepime
- inc’d activity against Pseudomonas & gram + organisms
cephalosporin toxicity
hypersensitivity, vitamin K deficiency, cross-hypersensitivity with penicillins, increase nephrotoxicity of aminoglycosides, reaction with alcohol
aztreonam mechanism
beta lactamase resistant monobactam; binds penicillin binding protein
aztreonam use
gram negative rods only
aztreonam toxicity
occasional GI upset
imipenem/cilastin mechanism
beta-lactamase resistant carbapenem; cilastin is a renal dihydropeptidase 1 (to decrease renal inactivation)
imipenem use
broad spectrum; gram + cocci, gram - rods and anaerobes
use limited to life-threatening or refractory infections because of side effects
imipenem toxicity
GI distress, skin rash, CNS toxicity (seizures) at high plasma levels
vancomycin mechanism
inhibits cell wall mucopeptide formation by binding D ala D ala portion of cell wall precursors
vancomycin use
gram + only; use reserved for resistant infections–Staph aureus, enterococci, C diff
vancomycin toxicity
nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, thrombophlebitis, red man syndrome, but well-tolerated in general
resistance to vancomycin
amino acid change from D-ala D-ala to D-ala D-lac
30s ribosomal inhibitors
tetracyclins, aminoglycosides
50s ribosomal inhibitors
clindamycin, chloramphenicol, erythromycin, linezolid, lincomycin
aminoglycoside drugs
gentamicin, neomycin, amikacin, tobramycin, streptomycin
aminoglycoside mechanism
inhibit initiation of protein synthesis by binding to & distorting the structure of prokaryotic 30S ribosomal unit
- this causes misreading of mRNA
- require O2 for uptake
aminoglycoside use
no anaerobe coverage; severe gram - rod infections; synergistic with beta lactams; neomycin for bowel surgery
aminoglycoside toxicity
nephrotoxicity (esp with cephalosporins), ototoxicity (esp with loop diuretics), teratogen
aminoglycoside resistance
drug modification via transferases
tetracycline mechanism
binds to 30s and prevents attachment of amino-acyl tRNA; limited CNS penetration
tetracycline use
borrelia burgdorferi, H. pylori, Mycoplasma. Rickettsia, Chlamydia (accumulates intercellularly); demeclocycline is ADH antagonist so used in SIADH
tetracycline administration consideration
absorption inhibited by milk, antacids, iron preparations; can be used in patients with renal failure because fecally eliminated
tetracycline toxicity
GI distress, teeth discoloration, inhibition of bone growth in children, photosensitivity
tetracycline resistance
decreased uptake or increased efflux
macrolide drugs
erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin
macrolide mechanism
binds to 50s subunit and blocks translocation (binds to 23s RNA)
macrolide use
atypical pneumonias (mycoplasma, chlamydia, legionella), URIs, STDs, gram positive cocci (in pts allergic to penicillin), Neisseria
macrolide toxicity
prolonged QT, GI discomfort, acute cholestatic hepatitis, eosinophilia, skin rashes, increases serum concentration of theophyllines and oral anticoagulants
macrolide resistance
methylation of 23s binding site
chloramphenicol mechanism
binds to 50s ribosome, inhibits peptidyltransferase activity
chloramphenicol use
meningitis (H flu, Neisseria meningitis, Strep pneumo)
clindamycin mechanism
binds to the 50 S ribosome, blocks peptide bond formation (bacteriostatic)
(blocks translocation step)
clindamycin use
anaerobic infections in aspiration pneumonia or lung abscesses
clindamycin toxicity
psuedomembranous colitis, fever, diarrhea
sulfonamide mechanism
Blocks nucleotide synthesis by inhibiting folic acid synthesis (involved in methylation)
- PABA antimetabolites (compete w/ PABA to) inhibit dihydropteroate synthetase; inhibit bacterial folic acid production (bacteriostatic)
sulfonamide use
gram positive, gram negative, Nocardia, chlamydia, simple UTI, also opportunistic infection prophylaxis in HIV patients
sulfonamide toxicity
hypersensitivity reactions, hemolysis in G6PD deficiency, nephrotoxicity, photosensitivity, kernicterus in infants, displaces warfarin and other drugs from albumin binding
sulfonamide resistance
altered bacterial dihydropteroate synthetase, decreased uptake or increased PABA synthesis
trimethoprim mechanism
Blocks nucleotide synthesis by inhibiting folic acid synthesis (involved in methylation)
- Inhibits bacterial dihydrofolate reductase (bacteriostatic)
trimethoprim use
used in combo with sulfamethoxazole for recurrent UTI’s, Shigella. Salmonella, pneumocystis
trimethoprim toxicity
megaloblastic anemia, leukopenia, granulocytopenia; lurcovorin rescue to supplement with folinic acid
fluoroquinolone mechanism
inhibit bacterial DNA gyrase (bactericidal)
sulfonamide drugs
sulfamethoxazole, sulfisoxazole, sulfadiazine
fluoroquinolone drugs
ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin, sparfloxacin, moxifloxacin, gatifloxacin, enxoxacin, nalidixic acid (a quinolone)
fluoroquinolone use
gram negative rods of urinary and GI tracts, Neisseria, some gram positive, also has action vs. psuedomonas
fluoroquinolone toxicity
GI upset, rash, superinfection, headache, dizziness; contraindicated in pregnant women because of risk or cartilage damage, tendonitis and tendon rupture in adults, legs cramps and myalgias in kids; do not take with antacids
fluoroquinolone resistance
chromosomal DNA gyrase mutation
metronidazole mechanism
forms free radical toxic metabolites in bacterial cell that damages DNA; bactericidal and anti-protozoal
metronidazole use
anaerobes, giardia, entamoeba histolytica, trichomonas, gardnerella vaginalis; used in H. pylori triple therapy
metronidazole toxicity
disulfuram like reaction with alcohol; headache; metallic taste
polymixin drugs
polymixin B, colistimethate
polymixin mechanism
bind to cell membranes of bacteria and disrupt osmotic properties; catatonic and basic proteins that act as detergents
polymixin toxicity
neurotoxicity, acute renal tubular necrosis
polymixin use
resistant gram - infections
TB treatments
rifampin, isoniazide, ethambutol, pyrazinamide (isoniazid is prophylaxis)
Mycobacterium avium treatment
azithromycin, rifampin, ethambutol, streptomycin