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What is the MOA of B-lactam antibiotics

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  • inhibits cell wall synthesis by binding covalently to the active sites of PBPs to inhibit the transpeptidation reaction
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What does the absorption of penicillin depend on? Which can be given orally? With food? Without food?

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Depends on acid stability

Oral: Penicillin V, amoxicillin, ampicillin & cloxacillin

Amox–> ONLY one to give with food
The rest without food

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What is the most serious ADRs of penicillins? Explain its mechanism? Common side effects? dose-dependant?

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Hypersensitivity
- Antigens are presented during penicillin metabolism when they are transiently bound to a protein –> results in hapten that is identified by non-self by the immune system

Common: uticaria, fever

Not dose-dependant

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What is the primary mechanism of B-lactam resistance

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B-lactam inactivation by B-lactamase

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What are the B-lactam inhibitors?
MOA?

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Clavulanic acid, sulbactam, tazobactam

MOA
- high affinity for catalytic site of B-lactamases –> inhibit hydrolysis of B-lactam

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What does adding clavulanic acid to amoxicillin add to the spectrum?

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Targets strains of STAPH. AUREUS and some gram-negative (better H. flu, better Proteus mirablis, + klebsiella pneumo)

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What are the anti-staphylococcal penicillins?

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Nafcillin, methicillin, cloxacillin

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What are the anti-pseudonomal penicillins? what else does it target

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ticarcillin, pippercillin
- targets gram-negative aerobes

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What are some ADRs of cephalosporins

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Sensitizing
Nephrotoxicity (at high doses)

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What is the MOA of vancomycin?

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Targets cell wall (not b-lactam)
- binds the Ala-Ala terminus of the peptidoglycan pentapeptide (instead of PBP)

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How to administer vancomycin

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IV
- oral for GI infections

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Main Spectra of vancomycin

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only gram-pos

  • does not penetrate outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria
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What are serious toxicities with vancomycin?

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  • in ear and kidney
  • increase the risk of aminoglycoside nephrotoxicity
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What is the resistance associated with vancomycin? Innate and acquired?

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Innate (natural): to gram-neg

Acquired:
- altered cell wall precursors by switching the 2nd Ala group to lactate or serine
- binds less vancomycin

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Fosfomycin MOA?

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non b-lactam cell wall agent
-1. PEP analog –> inhibits MurA enzyme (needed for peptidoglycan cell wall synthesis)
2. Decrease the ability of bacteria to interact with the urinary tract epithelium

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What are the protein synthesis inhibitors of bacteria? (4)

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  • Aminoglycosides
  • Tetracyclines
  • Macrolides and clindamycin
  • linezolid
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Which ribosomes do bacteria use for protein synthesis? Which do mammals?

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30S + 50S

mammals: 40S + 60S

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What is the MOA of tetracyclines?

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bind to 30S subunit and block binding of incoming tRNA
- results in non-functional proteins and wrong AA addition

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What is the metabolism of tetracycline?

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Excreted into urine, bile, some enterohepatic recycling

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What are the ADRs of tetracyclines

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Gi
photosensitization
Liver toxicity (large doses)
Renal toxicity

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What are toxicities of tetracyclines? exception?

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calcium chelation (related to dose)
- tetracyclines bind to and damage growing bones and teeth

Exception: doxycyclines

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What is the primary resistance mechanism of tetracyclines

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Drug efflux pumps

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Explain what each efflux pumps work in?
Tet AE
Tet K
Tet M

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Tet AE: in gram-neg bacteria
Tet K: in staphlyococci against tetracyclines
Tet M: in gram positive

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Which tetracycline is less susceptible to efflux pumps? why? Exception

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Tigercycline
- bc of bulky side chain

except Proteus bacteria + pseudomonas

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What are the macrolides (3)
erythromycin clarithromycin azithromycin
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What is the MOA of macrolides
bind reversibly to the 50S ribosomal subunit - inhibits transpeptidation/translocation steps in protein information
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What are PK notes for each erythromycin clarithromycin azithromycin
erythromycin: must be enteric coated clarithromycin: best absorbed azithromycin: empty stomach
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What is the order of half-lives of macrolides
Azith > clarithromycin > erythromycin
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Explain the resistance that macrolides experience (4)
1. Reduced permeability of cell membrane (in gram neg) 2. Active efflux (in gram-pos) 3. Esterases production --> hydrolyze macrolides 4. Target modification of 50S
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What is the MOA of clindamycin
Same as macrolide (bind reversibly to the 50S ribosomal subunit - inhibits transpeptidation/translocation steps in protein information)
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What is the resistance of clindamycin? What is the difference between this and macrolides
- Reduced permeability of cell membrane (gram-neg) - Target modification of 50S NOT AFFECTED BY EFFLUX PUMP (gram-pos)
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What are the DNA-targeted antibiotics? (3)
- Fluroquinolone - sulfonamide - Trimethorprim
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What are the bactericidal fluoroquinolones and respiratory fluoroquinolones?
Bactericidal - cipro - norfloxacin - ofloxacin Respiratory - levofloxacin - gemifloxacin - moxifloxacin
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What is the MOA of fluoroquinolones
Block DNA synthesis by inhibiting 2 bacterial enzymes 1. Topoisomerase II - prevents relaxation of DNA so that normal transcription/translation does not occur 2. Topoisomerase IV - prevents separation of replicated chromosomes into daughter cells
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What is the unique toxicity associated with fluoroquinolones
Cartilage damage (not recommended for patients under 18)
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What are the resistance mechanisms of fluoroquinolones? (3)
1. Target enzyme mutation (gyrA subunit of Topoisomerase II) 2. Change in permeability 3. Proteins that protect from Topoisomerase II
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What is the MOA of metronidazole?
The nitro group on metronidazole is reduced --> highly reactive nitro radical anion --> affects DNA - O2 inhibits metronidazole (made for anaerobes)
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What is metronidazole toxicity associated with? reason?
Associated with duration of therapy
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What are resistance notes of metronidazole?
- Mutations that impair the production of nitro radical anion - Decreased oxygen-scavenging (increase O2 in the cells = bad)
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What is fidoxamicin used against?
macrolytic antibiotic against gram-positive and anaerobic bacteria - used for C. difficile infections Oral
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MOA of fidoxamicin?
Binds the sigma subunit of RNA polymerase - more selective for bacteria
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What is the MOA of oeltamivir/zanamivir?
Neuraminidase inhibitors - interact with neuraminidase and causes a conformational change; this inhibits the enzyme's activity - results in the virus aggregating at the cell surface and reduced spread

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