Pulmonary Infection Pharmacology Flashcards
Legionnaires treatment
Azithro or clarithromycin sceond levo or ciprofloxacin
Outpatient no modifying factors pneumonia treatment
Macrolide or doxycycline
Outpatient with COPD with steroids or antibiotics last 3 mo
Fluoroquinilone or amox/clav or clarithromycin plus cephalosporin
Outpatient with COPD without steroids or antibiotics in last 3 mo
Clarithromycin or doxycyclin
Nursing home pneumonia treatment
Fluoroquinilone or amox/clav or clarithromycin plus cephalosporin
Hospital ward pneumonia treatment
Fluoroquinilone or amox/clav or clarithromycin/azithromycin plus cephalosporin
ICU pneumonia treatment
3rd gen cephalosporin plus macrolide or pip/taz or fluoroquinilone (if P aeruginosa then cipro plus ceftazidime, meropenem, or pip/taz; macrolide plus aminoglycoside, cefepime, ceftazidime, meropenem, or pip/taz)
Macrolides MOA
Inhibit 50s ribosome blocking translocation
Tetracyclines and Aminoglycosides MOA
Inhibit 30s ribosome blocking protein synthesis
Fluoroquinilone MOA
DNA gyrase inhibitor
Penicillin, Cephelosporin, and Carbopenem MOAs
Cell wall synthesis inhibitor
Gram- treatment for nosocomial
Imipinem/Cilastin, Aztreonam, Ceftazidime, Vancomycin
Aspiration pneumonia treatment (anaerobes and G-)
Clindamycin or Amoxicillin/Sulbactam
Antibiotics that dont need adjustment with renal failure
Linezolid, Erythromycin, Azithromycin,Doxycycline, Ceftriaxone, Clindamycin
Macrolide adverse reactions
Increased QT and cholestatic jaundice (E-CYP3a4 inhibitor and pgp)