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Amphotericin:

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  1. Group: Antifungal
  2. Mechanism: membrane permeability
  3. Target: Fungi
  4. Side effect: Very bad. Anemia, etc
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Nystatin:

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  1. Group: Anti-fungals
  2. Mechanism: binds to ergosterol, changing membrane permeability
  3. Target: Fungi
  4. Side effect: Also bad
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Fluconazole, Itra-, keto-

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  1. Group: Antifungals
  2. Mechanism: Inhibits ergosterol synthesis
  3. Target: systemic mycoses
  4. Side effect: ?
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Caspofungin:

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  1. Group: antifungal
  2. Mechanism: inhibits glucan cell wall synthesis
  3. Target: Candida albicans
  4. Side effect: ?
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Flucocytosine:

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  1. Group: Antimetabolite/antifungal
  2. Mechanism: inhibits thymidylate synthetase
  3. Target: antifungal
  4. Side effect: ?
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Caspofungin:

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  1. Group: antifungal
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Antimetabolites:

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  1. Group: Antimetabolite/antifungal
  2. Mechanism: inhibits thymidylate synthetase
  3. Target: antifungal
  4. Side effect: ?
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Ciprofloxacin

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  1. Group: Fluoroquinolones
  2. Mechanism: Interferes with DNA replication
  3. Target: broad spectrum, pseudomonas, and MRSA
  4. Side effect:
  5. cidal/static: cidal
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Moxyfloxacin:

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  1. Group: Fluoroquinolone
  2. Mechanism: Inhibits DNA gyrase
  3. Target: Broad spectrum. Later generation of fluoroquinolones
  4. Side effect:
  5. cidal/static: cidal
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Metronidazole:

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Nalidixic Acid:

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  1. Group:Quinolones
  2. Mechanism: Inhibit DNA gyrase
  3. Target: Gm - and enterics
  4. Side effect:
  5. cidal/static: Cidal
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Muprocin

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  1. Group: 50S inhibitor
  2. Mechanism: Inhibits tRNA
  3. Target: Nasal MRSA
  4. Side effect:
  5. cidal/static: Can be either. Concentration dependent
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Oxazoledones

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  1. Group: 50S inhibitors
  2. Mechanism: Inhibits 16S and 23S rRNA
  3. Target: Gram +
  4. Side effect:
  5. cidal/static: Static
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Chloramphenicol:

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  1. Group: 50 S subunit inhibitor
  2. Mechanism: Blocks chain elongation
  3. Target: Gram +, gram -, anaerobes. Wide spectrum.
  4. Side effect: gray baby syndrome, aplastic anemia
  5. cidal/static: static
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Azithromycin and erythromycin

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  1. Group: Macrolides (50S inhibitor)
  2. Mechanism: Prevents chain elongation
  3. Target: Gram +
  4. Side effect:
  5. cidal/static: static
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Azithromycin and erythromycin

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  1. Group: Macrolides (50S inhibitor)
  2. Mechanism: Prevents chain elongation
  3. Target: Gram +
  4. Side effect:
  5. cidal/static: static
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Streptomycin, gentamicin, amikamycin, kanamycin

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  1. Group: Aminoglycosides (30 S inhibitors)
  2. Mechanism: Binds directly to 30S and prevents proofreading mechanism. Causes production of misfolded proteins
  3. Target: 30 S ribosomal unit itself
  4. Side effect: CN 8 toxicity, renal toxicity
  5. cidal/static: CIDAL.
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Polymyxin B/E

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  1. Group: Membrane permeability
  2. Mechanism: Positive charge binds to negatively charged membrane
  3. Target: Gram negative, Pseudomonas!
  4. Side effect:
  5. cidal/static: Cidal
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Polymyxin B/E

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  1. Group: Membrane permeability
  2. Mechanism: Positive charge binds to negatively charged membrane
  3. Target: Pseudomonas!
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  5. cidal/static:
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Daptomycin

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  1. Group: Membrane permeability
  2. Mechanism: Lipopeptide inserts into cytoplasmic membrane
  3. Target: Gram +
  4. Side effect:
  5. cidal/static: cidal
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Bacitracin:

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  1. Group: Cell wall synthesis inhibitors
  2. Mechanism: Inhibits lipid carrier step in cell wall synthesis
  3. Target: Gram +
  4. Side effect: only used topically b/c toxic
  5. cidal/static: cidal
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Cycloserine

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  1. Group: Cell wall synthesis inhibitor
  2. Mechanism: Inhibits D-ala
  3. Target: TB
  4. Side effect:
  5. cidal/static: Cidal
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Vancomycin

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  1. Group: Cell wall synthesis inhibitor
  2. Mechanism: Binds D-Ala-D-Ala
  3. Target: GRAM POSITIVES. MRE< MRSA<VRE.
  4. Side effect:
  5. cidal/static: Cidal
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Aztreonam:

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  1. Group: Monobactam, beta-lactamase resistant betalactam
  2. Mechanism:
  3. Target: Gram negatives
  4. Side effect:
  5. cidal/static: cidal
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Aztreonam: 1. Group: 2. Mechanism: 3. Target: 4. Side effect: 5. cidal/static:
1. Group: Monobactam, beta-lactamase resistant betalactam 2. Mechanism: 3. Target: Gram negatives 4. Side effect: 5. cidal/static: cidal
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Cephazolin: 1. Group: 2. Mechanism: 3. Target: 4. Side effect: 5. cidal/static:
1. Group: 1st generation cephalosporin 2. Mechanism: 3. Target: Gram + 4. Side effect: 5. cidal/static: cidal
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Cefuroxime 1. Group: 2. Mechanism: 3. Target: 4. Side effect: 5. cidal/static:
1. Group: Cephalosporin, 2nd generation. beta lactam 2. Mechanism: 3. Target: Gram Positive, Gram negative 4. Side effect: 5. cidal/static: cidal
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Ceftraixone 1. Group: 2. Mechanism: 3. Target: 4. Side effect: 5. cidal/static:
1. Group:3rd generation cephalosporin, beta lactam, betalactamase resistant 2. Mechanism: 3. Target: GRAM POSITIVE, NEGATIVE, and pseudomonas 4. Side effect: 5. cidal/static: Cidal
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Methicillin, oxacillin, nafcillin: 1. Group: 2. Mechanism: 3. Target: 4. Side effect: 5. cidal/static:
1. Group: Betalactam, acid and betalactamase resistant 2. Mechanism: Inhibits cell wall synthesis. 3. Target: Gram +, extended spectrum, staph 4. Side effect: 5. cidal/static: cidal
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Ampicillin, amoxicillin: 1. Group: 2. Mechanism: 3. Target: 4. Side effect: 5. cidal/static:
1. Group: Aminopenicillin 2. Mechanism: Cell wall synthesis inhibition, resists hydrolysis 3. Target: Gram positive, braod spectrum 4. Side effect: 5. cidal/static: Cidal
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Ampicillin, amoxicillin: 1. Group: 2. Mechanism: 3. Target: 4. Side effect: 5. cidal/static:
1. Group: Aminopenicillin 2. Mechanism: Cell wall synthesis inhibition, resists hydrolysis 3. Target: Gram positive, braod spectrum 4. Side effect: 5. cidal/static: Cidal

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