Exam 8: Fluoroquinolones Flashcards

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What are 3 common fluoroquinolone formulations? What generation is each?

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Ciprofloxacin (2nd)
Levofloxacin (3rd)
Moxifloxacin (4th)

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What is the mechanism of fluoroquinolones?

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They target DNA gyrate (Gram negatives) and DNA Topoisomerase IV (Gram positives)
Humans don’t have Gyrase, but we do have a Topoisomerase (II) that could be affected at SUPER high concentrations

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Are fluoroquinolones -cidal or -static?

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Bactericidal

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What is an advantage of each generation of fluoroquinolones?

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2nd- Good for systemic infections, Pseudomonas
3rd- Good against Strep and atypicals
4th- Good against anaerobes, gram positive and negative aerobes

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What causes antibiotic resistance to fluoroquinolones?

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  1. Plasmid encoded Quinolone resistance proteins (Qnr) shield enzymes from drug
  2. Plasmid encoded Efflux pumps
  3. Chromosomal mutations that modify quinolone binding sites
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What is an important principle about Fluoroquinolone resistance?

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If a bug is resistant to one fluoroquinolone, it’s probably resistant to all of them

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What resistance mechanism do aminoglycosides share with Ciprofloxacin?

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Plasmid encoded aminoglycoside acetyltransferase can modify Cipro too…

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What can inhibit absorption of fluoroquinolones?

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Polyvalent ions (Calcium , zinc, iron, aluminum)

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What can’t moxifloxacin treat?

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UTI because it is metabolized by the liver, not found in urine

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What are 3 “respiratory fluoroquinolones”?

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Levofloxacin
Moxifloxacin
Gemifloxacin

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What bugs can respiratory fluoroquinolones cover?

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Strep pneumo
Staph aureus (not if it’s Oxacillin resistant)
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Legionella pneumophila

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fluoroquinolones are the only orally administered antibiotics that are effective against ________? In whom are they useful?

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Pseudomonas

Good for managing Pseudomonas in CF patients

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How should fluoroquinolones be used in treating Pseudomonas? Why?

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For acute exacerbations, not for chronic therapy.

We don’t want to cause resistance.

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14
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Which fluoroquinolone can’t treat UTIs?

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Moxifloxacin

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15
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What are 3 GU infections that fluoroquinolones can treat? What don’t we use them to treat?

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UTIs
Prostatitis
Chlamydia
NOT for syphilis or N. gonorrhoeae

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16
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Why can’t we use fluoroquinolones for gonorrhea anymore?

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Resistance became a big problem

17
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What are 3 GI infections we can treat with fluoroquinolones?

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Traveler’s diarrhea
Shigella
Salmonella

18
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What is a consideration when treating traveler’s diarrhea?

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Be careful, because fluoroquinolones can induce expression of Shiga-like toxin

19
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Why are fluoroquinolones good for soft tissue infections? What is a soft tissue infection that they shouldn’t be used to treat?

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Really good tissue penetration
Osteomyelitis, joint infections, diabetic ulcers.
They should NOT be used to treat MRSA (resistance could be bad)

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When would you use fluoroquinolones to treat TB?

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MDR TB or TB in HIV patients

21
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What is a rare use of flourquinolones? Which one is used?

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Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)

Ciprofloxacin

22
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A terrorist sprays your patient in the face with some weird powder, but you don’t know what it is. Treatment?

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Ciprofloxacin

Treatment for anthrax

23
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What is the most common side effect of fluoroquinolones?

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Nausea, GI distress

24
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What is a serious side effect of fluoroquinolones?

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C diff.

Heavy fluoroquinolone use probably selected for toxic strains of Clostridium difficile

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What is a CNS side effect of fluoroquinolones?
GABA-A antagonism | Increased use of seizure
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What is the black box warning for fluoroquinolones?
Chondrotoxicity | Makes people prone to tendon rupture (Achilles)
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In whom are fluoroquinolones contraindicated? Why?
``` Pregnant women (damage bones/joints of the fetus) Children Arthropathy was observed in animal models (chondrotoxicity) Maybe no real danger in the long term though ```
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What are 3 adverse effects of fluoroquinolones?
C diff Seizures (GABA antagonism) Chondrotoxicity
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Who are most prone to the chondrotoxicity effects of fluoroquinolones?
Old patients People on corticosteroids Solid organ transplant patients
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What increases the risk of seizures associated with fluoroquinolones.
NSAID use