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5/21/06

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Drugs that block cell wall synthesis by inhibiting peptidoglycan x-linking   PCN, Ampicillin, Ticarcillin, Piperacillin, Imipenem, Aztreonam, Cephalosporins  
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Drugs that block peptidoglycan synthesis   Bacitracin, Vancomycin, Cycloserine  
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Drugs that block protein synthesis at 50S ribosomal subunit   Chloramphenicol, Erythromycin/Macrolides, Lincomycin, Clindamycin, Streptogramins (Quinupristin, Dalfopristin), Linezolid  
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Drugs that block protein synthesis at 30S ribosomal subunit   Aminoglycosides, Tetracyclines  
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Drugs that block nucleotide synthesis   Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim (TMP)  
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Drugs that block DNA topoisomerases   Quinolones  
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Drugs that block mRNA synthesis   Rifampin  
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Bactericidal antibiotics   Penicillin, Cephalosporins, Vancomycin, Aminoglycosides, Fluoroquinolones, Metronidazole  
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Drugs that disrupt bacterial/fungal cell wall membranes   Polymyxins  
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Drugs that disrupt fungal cell wall membranes   Amphotericin B, Nystatin, Fluconazole/azoles  
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PCN (G = IV, V = oral); hypersensitivity rxn and hemolytic anemia   Bactericidal for G+ cocci (1st line for Pneumococcal Pneumonia); G+ rods, G- cocci, Spirochetes (syphilis, lyme dz)  
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Methicillin, Nafcillin, Dicloxacillin (hypersensitivity rxn; meth = interstitial nephritis)   Narrow spectrum Abx; Penicillinase Resistant d/t bulkier R group; use for Staph aureus  
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Ampicillin, AmOxicillin (better oral availability); (hypersensitivity, amp rash, pseudomembranous colitis)   Wider spectrum HELPS kill enterococci (Haemophilus, E. coli, Listeria, Proteus, Salmonella, enterococcus); sensitive to penicillinase, but can combine with Clavulanic Acid (inhibitor);  
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Carbenicillin, Piperacillin, Ticarcillin (hypersensitivity)   Extented spectrum (Pseudomonas, G- rods); use with Clavulanic acid  
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Cephalosporins   b-lactam drugs inhibit cell wall synthesis but are less susceptible to penicillinases; bactericidal  
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1st generation cephalosporins (Cephalexin, Cefadroxil, Cefazolin): PEcK   Proteus, E. coli, Klebsiella  
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2nd generation cephalosporins (Loracarbef, Cefprozil, Cefuroxime, Cefaclor): HEN PEcKS   Haemophilus, Enterobacter, Neisseria, Proteus, E. coli, Klebsiella, Serratia  
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3rd generation cephalosporins (Ceftazidime, Ceftriaxone)   great G- coverage; Tx meningitis, Pseudomonas, Gonorrhea  
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4th generation cephalosporins   increased activity against Pseudomonas and G+ bugs  
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Cefoperazone   2nd generation cephalosporin; use in pts with decreased renal failure; HEN PEcKS  
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Ceftazidime   3rd generation cephalosporin; use for Pseudomonas (and other G-s)  
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Ceftriaxone   3rd generation cephalosporin; use for GONORRHEA (and other G-s)  
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Cephalosproin toxicity   Disulfiram-like rxn w/ethanol (ex: Cefamandole d/t methylthiotetrazole grp); hypersensitivity rxns d/t x-reactivity w/PCNs in some pts; They increase nephrotoxicity of aminoglycosides  
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Aztreonam   G- rods ONLY: Klebsiella, Pseudomonas, Serratia; Good for RENAL PTs who can't tolerate aminoglycosides; resistant to b-lactamase; no PCN x-allergenicity  
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Imipenem/Cilastatin (imipenem is renally longer LASTIN' with ciLASTIN)   #1 for ENTEROBACTER; Broad spectrum (G+ cocci, G- rods, Anaerobes); can cause seizures  
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Vancomycin (nephrotoxic, ototoxic, thrombophlebitis, "red man syndrome" from fast infusion)   Save for SERIOUS G+ MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT bugs: S. aureus and Clostridium difficile; changes AAs from D-ala to D-lac;  
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Protein Synthesis Inhibitors: "Buy AT 30, CELL at 50"   30s (Aminoglycosides - bactericidal, Tetracyclines); 50S (Chloramphenicol, Erythromycin, Lincomycin, cLindamycin); all except aminoglycosides are bacteriostatic  
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Gentamicin, Neomycin, Tobramycin, Streptomycin, Amikacin   Aminoglycosides; Good for SEVERE G- Rod infxns; bactericidal - no initiation complex/misread mRNA; synergistic with b-lactams; requires O2 for uptake (no anaerobic coverage);  
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Neomycin   used for bowel surgery  
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Toxicity of Aminoglycosides + Cephalosporins   Nephrotoxicity  
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Toxicity of Aminoglycosides + Loop diuretics   Ototoxicity  
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Tetracycline, Doxycycline, Demeclocycline (VACUUM your BedRoom Tonight)   Vibrio, Acne, Chlamydia, Ureaplasma, Urealyticum, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Borrelia, Rickettsia, Tularemia; Bacteriostatic; bind 30S/prevent tRNA attachment; don't take with Ca or Fe b/c divalent cations bind in gut  
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Doxycycline   safe to use in renal patients  
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Toxicity of Tetracycline, doxycycline, demeclocycline   discoloration of teeth and inhibition of bone growth in kids; photosensitivity; GI distress  
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Erythromycin, Azithromycin, Clarithromycin (GI discomfort is bad; acute cholestatic hepatitis, eosinophilia, rash)   URIs, Pneumonias, STDs, Strep infxns in PCN-allergies; Mycoplasma, Legionella, Chlamydia, Neisseria; Macrolides; block protein translocation (23S rRNA of 50S subunit); Bacteriostatic  
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Chloramphenicol (anemia, aplastic anemia, gray baby d/t lack of liver UDP-glucuronyl transferase)   Meningitis (H. influenza, N. menigitidis, S. pneumoniae); Bacteriostatic; inhibits 50S peptidyltransferase; Toxicity = use conservatively  
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Clindamycin (causes C. difficile overgrowth)   blocks 50S peptide bond; bacteriostatic; Tx ANAEROBIC infxns above diaphragm (Bacteriodes fragilis, Clostridium perfringens  
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Sulfamthoxazole (SMX), Sulfisoxazole, Triple Sulfas, Sulfadiazine   G+, G-, Nocardia, Chlamydia coverage; UTI; bacteriostatic; sulfonamides; PABA-antimetabolites inhibit dihydropteroate synth; hemolysis in G6PD deficiency; nephrotoxic, kernicterus infant, diplaces warfarin from albumin  
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Trimethoprim   Treat recurrent UTIs, Shigella, Salmonella, Pneumocystis carinii; bacteriostatic; inhibits bacterial dihydrofolate reductase; use in combo w/SMX to block folate synth; may cause marrow suppression  
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Ciprofloxacin, Norfloxacin, Ofloxacin, Sparfloxacin, Moxifloxacin, Gatifloxacin, Enoxacin, Nalidixic acid   Treat G- rods in UTI, GI infxns; PSEUDOMONAS, Neisseria, some G+s; Bactericidal; inhibit DNA gyrase (topoisomerase II); Fluoroquinolones; contra in pregnancy; may cause Tendonitis/rupture  
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Metronidazole: GETon the metro!   Antiprotozoal: Giardia, Entamoeba, Trichomonas, Gardernela vaginalis, ANAEROBES (Bacterioides, Clostridium); Use as part of triple therapy for H.pylori (w/bismuth, amoxicillin or tetracycline); Disulfiram-like rxn w/alcohol, HA  
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Polymyxin B, Polymyxin E   Use for resistant G- infections; alter osmotic properties in bacterial membrane; cationic basic ptns that act as detergents; can be neurotoxic, nephrotoxic  
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Anti-TB drugs   RESPIre: rifampin, ethambutol, streptomycin, pyrazinamide, isoniazid (INH); all are hepatotoxic; (2nd line = Cycloserine)  
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Isoniazid   Can solely prophylax against TB; decreases mycolic acid synthesis; "INH" = injures neurons and hepatocytes; also causes hemolysis in G6PD deficiency; B6/pyridoxine can prevent neurotoxicity  
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Rifampin   Treats TB; delays dapsone resistance in leprosy; Meningococcal prophylaxis for Hib; "4 Rs" = RNA polymerase inhibitor, revs up P450; Red/orange body fluids, Rapid resistance if used alone  
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Penicillin/cephalosporin resistance mechanism   b-lactamase cleavage of b-lactam ring  
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Aminoglycoside resistance mechanism   modification via acetylation, adenylation, or phosphorylation  
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Vancomycin resistance mechanism   terminal D-ala of cell wall replaced with D-lac; decreases affinity  
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Chloramphenicol resistance mechanism   modification via acetylation  
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Macrolide resistance mechanism   methylation of rRNA near erythromycin's ribosomal binding site  
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Tetracycline resistance mechanism   decreased or increased transport out of cell  
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Sulfonamide resistance mechanism   altered enzyme (bacterial dihydropteroate synthase); dec uptake or inc PABA synthesis  
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Nonsurgical antimicrobial prophylaxis for Meningococcal infection   Rifampin (drug of choice), minocycline  
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Nonsurgical antimicrobial prophylaxis for Gonorrhea   Ceftriaxone  
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Nonsurgical antimicrobial prophylaxis for Syphilis   Benzathine PCN-G (IV)  
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Nonsurgical antimicrobial prophylaxis for h/o recurrent UTIs   TMP-SMX  
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Nonsurgical antimicrobial prophylaxis for Pneumocystic carinii pneumonia   TMP-SMX (drug of choice), aerosolized pentamidine  
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Amphotericin B   Treat systemic mycoses: Cryptococcus, Blastomycoses, Coccidioides, Aspergillus, Histoplasma, Candida, Mucor; binds ergosterol, "tears" pores in membrane; fever/chills, hypotension, nephrotoxic, Arrhythmias  
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Nystatin   "swish and swallow" for oral candidiasis; binds ergosterol disrupting fungal membranes  
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Fluconazole, Ketoconazole, Clotrimazole, Miconazole, Itraconazole, Voriconazole   Treat Systemic mycoses and hypercortisolism: inhibit ergosterol synthesi  
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Fluconazole   Treat cryptococcal meningitis in AIDS and all candidiasis infxns (except yeast)  
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Ketoconazle   Treat Blastomyces, Coccidioides, Histoplasma, Candida albicans, hy  
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