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Apr24 M3,4-Antimicrobial antibiotics Flashcards

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important nose and sinus bacterial pathogens

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  • Strep pneumoniae
  • group A strep (GAS)
  • Staph aureus
  • Haemophilus influenza
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important throat and pharynx bacterial pathogen

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group A strep

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important middle ear bacterial pathogen

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Strep pneumoniae

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important urinary tract bacterial pathogen

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-enterobacteriaceae
-enterococcus
(would come from gut)

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important CNS bacterial pathogens

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  • Neisseria meningitidis
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Strep pneumoniae
  • Listeria
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important eye bacterial pathogens

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  • Haemophilus
  • Moraxella
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • Strep pneumoniae
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important wound infection bacterial pathogens

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  • Staph aureus

- Group A strep

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important bone and joint bacterial pathogens

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  • Staph aureus
  • GAS
  • Kingella kingae
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important blood bacterial pathogens

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anything can cause that except the non invasive bacteria

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Abx that have the same bioavailability if taken po or IV

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  • clindamycin
  • fluoroquinolones
  • septra
  • tetracyclines
  • metronidazole
  • linezolid
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what is the rate limiting step in giving Abx po (for Abx what are equally good po and IV)

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  • GI tolerance

- GI absorption (if diarrhea or nauseated, colitis, gastritis)

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how time-dependent (conc independent) antibodies work

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activity dependent on the AMOUNT OF TIME spent above the MIC of the organism

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classic type of Abx that is time-dependent

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beta-lactams (penicillins, cephalosporins, carbapenems)

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how concentration dependent antibodies work

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activity is dependent on CONCENTRATION above the MIC

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classic type of Abx that is concentration dependent

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aminoglycosides

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beta lactam Abx (penicillin and derivatives) molecular structure

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  • have a beta-lactam ring in their molecular strcture
  • this ring looks like the peptidoglycan wall (looks like the 2 acids in the wall, N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM))
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mechanism of action of beta lactams

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picked up by penicillin binding protein and inhibition of cell wall synthesis. wall is weak when enough penicillin in it and it bursts

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how resistance to beta lactams develops

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  • formation of enzymes that inactivate penicillin (penicillinase precisely or beta lactamase in general): destroy the beta lactam ring (happens in MSSA)
  • mutated penicillin binding protein (e.g. in MRSA and strep pneumoniae). don’t recognize beta lactams
  • decrease in Abx penetration in bacteria
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how can we fight the resistance of bacteria that make beta-lactamases (like MSSA)

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add beta lactamase inhibitors to the Abx regimen

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what beta lactamase inhibitors do

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bind beta-lactamases of bacteria and rid them so a beta-lactam Abx can work

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penicillin general coverage

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especially for gram positive anaerobes but gram negative too (including anaerobes, gram+ and -)

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problems encountered with penicillin

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  • MSSA (resistant S aureus that developed a penicillinase)
  • resistant gram negative enterobacteriaceae (developed beta-lactamases)
  • new pathogens that are resistant (pseudomonas spp)
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name of specific penicillins designed to target MSSA (penicillinase S aureus) + disadvantage

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  • methicilin
  • cloxacilin
  • problem = loss of anaerobic activity
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penicillins created to extend their coverage ot gram negatives and one bacteria it helps for specifically

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  • ampicillin IV
  • amoxicilin (Amoxil) po (are both in the aminopenicillins family)
  • good for E.coli
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penicillins designed to expanded gram negative coverage including Pseudomonas aeruginosa (and wound infection and sepsis caused by this organism)
- ticarcillin | - piperacillin
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(EXAM) combination in which penicillins are given + side effect
- penicillin + beta-lactamase inhibitor combination | - diarrhea SE bc of beta-lactamase inhibitors
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(EXAM) penicillin + bli coverage
- most gram + (including S. aureus, Enterococcus, Listeria) - most gram - RESPIRATORY pathogens (haemophilus and moraxella spp) and ENTERIC pathogens - most anaerobes (gram+ and gram-) - NO PSEUDOMONAS COVERAGE
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(EXAM) only two penicillin + bli combinations that have the usual penicillin + bli coverage but also pseudomonas spp coverage
- ticarcillin + clavulanic acid (Timentin IV) | - piperacillin + tazobactam
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(EXAM) perfect situations for using broad spectrum penicillin + bli combinations
very sick, immunosuppressed patients in hospital, with sepsis or dying
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(EXAM) specific advantage that beta lactamase inhibitors add (in the penicillin + bli combination)
anaerobic coverage
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cephalosporins: something they have that penicillins don't have
resistance to beta-lactamases
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main gram + organism that is covered with cephalosporins
MSSA (staph aureus)
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cephalosporins how gram+ and gram- coverages vary with generation
gram+ : decreasing until 3rd. then increases again until 5th. 5th covers MRSA gram- : coverage increases until 4th generation. 5th gen loses pseudomonas activity (only 3rd and 4th gen had pseudomonas activity)
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gram positive organisms that cephalosporins can treat
- MSSA - strep pneumoniae - group A strep
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one gram negative that cephalosporins can't treat
campylobacter
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cephalosporins (are beta lactams) that have pseudomonas (gram-) activity
ceftazidime (3rd gen) and the 4th generation cephalosporins
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two gram+ organisms that cephalosporins don't cover
- enterococcus spp | - listeria spp
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carbapenems (are beta lactams) coverage and advantage they have that cephalosporins also have
- broad spectrum (like beta-lactam + bli combination): gram+ (with MSSA), gram-, anaerobes. - resistant to beta-lactamases, like cephalosporins
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carbapenems good situation to use
multiple resistant organisms, very sick patients, sepsis
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carbapenems emerging resistance situation
gram negative rods in our gut are developing carbapenemases (resistance)
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mild side effects of all beta lactams
- GI upset - diarrhea (bc of beta-lactamase inhibitors and also in cefixime (Suprax), a 3rd gen cephalosporin)) - neutropenia
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serious side effects of beta lactams
- seizures (lower threshold with all beta lactams and some lower the threshold more, but need many grams to have seizure) - anaphylaxis (also, if already had anaphylaxis with one penicillin, higher risk of reacting with another penicillin. less risk with cephalosporins and <5% cross-reactivity with carbapenems)
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Abx used when someone is allergic to penicillin
high generation cephalosporin (as move up the classes, R chains are complicated and cover the beta lactam ring from the immune system)
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(important) which beta-lactams cross the BBB and can be used to tx meningitis
- Penicillin IV high dose - Ampicillin IV high dose - 3rd gen cephalosporins IV (high dose) (including cefepime) - carbapenems
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(important) which beta lactams have activity against MSSA (staph aureus)
- cloxacillin po/IV and methicillin - beta-lactam + bli combinations (po/IV) - 1st and 2nd gen cephalosporins (po/IV) (3rd gen IV also works but less) - cefepime (a 3rd gen cephalosporin) - carbapenems
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(important) which beta-lactams have activity against pseudomonas
- Ticarcillin and Piperacillin (IV) - Timentin (Ticarcillin + clavulanic acid) and Piperacillin+Tazobactam (IV) - Ceftazidime (3rd gen cephalosporin) (IV) - cefepime (3rd gen cephalosporin) (IV) - carbapenems (IV)
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(important) route of administation of beta-lactams for them to act on pseudomonas
IV
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(important) beta-lactams with anaerobes activity
all
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vancomycin (a glycopeptide Abx) mechanism of action
acts on the cell wall and inhibits cross-linking and chain formation
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vancomycin coverage
ONLY gram + (anaerobes included)
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vancomycin: organism that it covers very well and important thing about route of administration
- clostridium difficile (vanco po) | - doesn't matter if po bc want effect in gut anyways)
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vancomycin: special regions that it can reach
with higher doses - crosses BBB, mainly with inflammation** - reaches bone cartilage - reaches heart tissue
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evolution of vancomycin resistance
- MIC of vanco is going up | - will eventually deal with VISA (vanco works) and VRSA (are two kinds of vanco resistant S. aureus)
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specific S. aureus for which you may use vancomycin
MRSA (but will need higher levels of vancomycin)
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how to make sure vancomycin reaches the needed levels (to get MRSA coverage, BBB and bone cartilage penetration)
peak levels of the drug are measured
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adverse reactions with vancomycin
- nephrotoxicity when given with other drugs (with accumulation, IV*** vanco has a high trough level. meaning a high residual concentration) - if given in <1hr, get histamine release (Red-man syndrome), but is not anaphylaxis or allergy. get flushing, hives, hypotn
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tx of histamine release (flusing, hives, hypotn) caused by vancomycin
Benadryl + give vancomycin over a longer course
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macrolides and ketolides coverage
- gram+ (S pneumoniae, GAS) - gram- (campylobacter, bordetella pertussis) - atypical (mycoplasma spp, chlamydia spp, clamydophila spp) - non-TB mycobacteria
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main use of macrolides and ketolides
treat atypical infections and non-TB mycobacteria infections
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macrolides used to treat non-TB mycobacteria infections
- calrithromycin | - azythromycin
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do macrolides cross the BBB, can you use them to treat meningitis
no

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