Wk 2 Antimicrobials II Flashcards
What is included in transcription?
Nucleus
Messenger RNA
Cytoplasm
What is included in translation?
Cytoplasm
Ribosomes
Amino acids
Protein synthesis
What are the three drugs in the class aminoglycosides?
Gentamycin
Amikacin
Tobramycin
Aminoglycosides are potent antibiotics that work well on what type of bacteria?
Gram-negative
Aminoglycosides also work on gram-positive, but they need…
Other antibiotics for synergistic effect
Aminoglycosides have been used for more complicated infections since 1944 such as…
UTIs, gynecological infections, peritonitis, endocarditis, PNA, osteomyelitis
What is PNA?
Pneumonia
What are two notable side effects of aminoglycosides?
Nephrotoxicity
Ototoxicity
If a patient develops ototoxicity on aminoglycosides it is usually…
permanent
Becuase of the nephrotoxicity of aminoglycosides, we monitor kidney function through
peak and trough levels
When are trough levels typically drawn?
8-12 hours after the dose is completed
Aminoglycosides are not intended for __ women
teratogenic, pregnant
What class are aminoglycosides for pregnant women?
Class C or D
Dosing aminoglycosides is transitioned from…
three times a day to once per day
What type of drug is gentamycin?
aminoglycoside antibiotic
What type of drug is amikacin?
aminoglycoside antibiotic
What type of drug is tobramycin?
aminoglycoside antibiotic
What is the MOA of aminoglycoside antibiotics?
Inhibits bacterial ribosomes, stops transcription and translation
What type of drug do you not give with gentamycin?
Neuromuscular blockades
What can happen if you give gentamycin with a neuromuscular blockade?
Profound respiratory distress
What are the CNS side effects of gentamycin?
confusion, depression, disorientation, numbness, tingling
Gentamycin is associated with __ damage
Cochlear
What does cochlear damage cause?
High-frequency hearing loss, high pitched tinnitus
What routes are available for gentamycin?
IV
Intrathecal for meningitis
Ophthalmic drops
Topical ointments
What routes is amikacin used?
Only IV
What is amikacin used for?
Infections resistant to tobramycin and gentamycin
What routes is tobramycin available?
Inhalation, topical, and ophthalmic solutions
What is tobramycin typically used for?
Pulmonary infections, especially CF
What type of drug is clindamycin?
Lincosamide
Clindamycin can be either __ or __
Bactericidal or bacteriostatic
What is the MOA for lincosamides (clindamycin)
Binds to ribosomes and inhibits protein synthesis
Clindamycin is most often used for __ infections
anaerobe
Clindamycin is not used for __ infections
Enterobacter
What are some indications for clindamycin? (7)
Chronic bone infections GU infections Intraabdominal infections Anaerobic pneumonia Septicemia Serious skin infections Prophylaxis for endocarditis
What is clindamycin primarily used for?
Pseudomembranous colitis
What is pseudomembranous colitis?
swelling or inflammation of the large intestine (colon) due to an overgrowth of Clostridioides difficile (C difficile) bacteria
What routes are available for clindamycin?
PO and IV
What drug should you be very careful with when using in combination with clindamycin?
Neuromuscular blockade medications
What two drugs are macrolides?
Erythromycin
Azithromycin
Macrolides are generally __
bacteriostatic
Macrolides are bactericidal in…
high enough concentrations
Why are macrolides known as the “yuck” drugs?
GI side effect profile is pretty intense, especially with erythromycin
What is the MOA of macrolides?
Inhibit protein synthesis by binding to ribosomes
What are the indications of macrolides?
Upper/lower respiratory infections
Skin infections
Soft tissue infections
STIs
When using macrolides to treat STIs, especially gonorrhea, what must be used?
A secondary antibiotic because of resistance
3 pathologies that can be treated with macrolides
Legionnaire’s disease
Listeria
Mycoplasma pneumonia
What does erythromycin not do?
Cross the blood brain barrier
What routes is erythromycin available?
PO and IV
IV erythromycin is __
painful
PO erythromycin is…
not absorbed really good
Teach patients not to take erythromycin…
on an empty stomach
Erythromycin has a lot of what interactions?
drug-drug