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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| carbapenems | related to b-lactams structure |
| spectrum of activity | gram pos good (staph and strep--No MRSA), excellent gram neg (not eertapenem psuedomonas), and excellent anaerobes |
| pharmacokinetics | IV only, penetrate CNS, renally excreted |
| SE | similar to penicillins, siezures,more likely with imipenem |
| Monobactam | aztreonam, monocyclic b-lactam ring, can be used with penicillin allergic patients |
| spectum of activity | gram neg only--including pseudomonas |
| cell wall active agentss | vancomycin, telavancin, daptomycin (rapidly bacteriocidal) |
| vanco | drug of choice for MRSA, gram pos only, c-diff, SE red man syndrome, ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity, neutropenia |
| telavancin | lipoglycopeptide, same as vanco MOA, gram pos only with MRSA/MRSE/Enterococcus--similar SE to vanco with higher renal problems |
| daptomycin | most rapid, most potent, iv only, do not use for pulmonary infections--binds to surfactant--SE myopathy/myalgias, elevated CPK |