Exam 4 Flashcards
(307 cards)
Is peptidolgycan in gram-negative gram-positive or both?
both
What are the four β-lactam drugs? Cidal or static?
penicillin/cephalosporin/monobactams/carbapenems
-cidal
What is the main adverse effect of the penicillins?
hypersensitivity
What is the main β-lactamase inhibitor?
Clavulanic acid
What two drugs are contained in augmentin?
amoxicillin and clavulonic acid
What is the main adverse effect of cephalosporins?
hypersensitivity
Which two antibiotics can have disulfarim effects?
metronidazole and cephalosporins
Is Aztreonam effective against gram positives or gram negatives?
Negative
What is the only monobactam? What is notable about this drug? Susceptible to β-lactamase?
Aztreonam
enters CSF
no
What is the main adverse effect of Aztreonam?
hypersensitivity
Can Carbapenems penetrate the CNS?
yes
Which β-lactam is resistant to β-lactamase?
Carbapenems
What other drug is imipenem administered with? Why?
cilastatin
to prevent renal clearance
Can carbapenems penetrate the CSF?
yes
What is the main adverse effect of carbapenems?
GI issues
What amino acid sequence is vancomycin specific for?
D-ala-D-ala
What are the three toxicities of vancomycin?
oto
nephro
redman
What is the MOA of bacitracin? What two types of applications is bacitracin found? Gram negative, positives of both?
prevent incorporation of amino acids into cell wall
topical and ophthalmic
both
What is the MOA of fosfomycin?
prevent synthesis of UDP-N-acetylmuramic acid
What condition is fosfomycin commonly used to treat?
UTIs
What step of protein synthesis do aminoglycosides inhibit?
initiation complex
What drug class are aminoglycosides often used in combination with? To treat what?
β-lactam
gram-negative infections
What ribosomal subunit to aminoglycosides bind?
30S
What are the two most common toxicities of aminoglycosides?
nephrotoxic
ototoxic