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Infection Action
Infection Medications Mode of Action
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amoxicillin | competitively inhibits penicillin-binding protein |
| cephalexin | inhibits synthesis of peptidoglycan |
| aztreonam | inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis |
| imipenem and meropenem | inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis |
| vancomycin | inhibits cell-wall biosynthesis and alters bacterial-cell-membrane permeability and RNA synthesis |
| tetracycline | interferes with protein synthesis |
| erythromycin | inhibits protein synthesis by binding to ribosomal RNA molecules |
| gentamicin | disrupts membranes and inhibits protein synthesis |
| ciproflaxacin | prevents DNA replication |
| trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole | blocks how bacteria makes folate |
| nitrofurantoin | inhibits citric acid cycle and synthesis of DNA, RNA, and protein |
| isoniazid | inhibits synthesis of mycoloic acids |
| rifampin | binds with essential enzyme necessary for RNA synthesis and replication |
| metronidazole | not fully established (maybe diffuses into cytoplasm where it is activated and reduced into a free radical damaging DNA) |
| amphotericin B | binds to sterols in the cell membrane changing membrane permeability |
| ketoconazole and fluconazole | alters fungal cell membrane |
| acyclovir | inhibits herpesvirus polymerase |