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MCPHS AntiBac Exam 2

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Antibiotic Degrdating Enzymes Pen-ase, Ceph-ase (ermB MICs >32mcg/ml) opens beta-lac ring
Efflux Pump Macrolides, Quiolones (mef A, Low ,<=16mcg/ml)
antibiotic alt enzyme alt antibiotic before it can attack cell
Porin Channels cell senses chem/antibiotic outside and changes charge to resist it from passing through porin channel
Pen Drugs Pen, Amp, Amox (augmenten can be used against Degradating Enzyme Bugs)
Macrolides Ery, Azithro, Clarithromycin
Quinolnes Norflox, Ciproflox, Oflox, Levo, Gati, Moxifloxacin
1982 - 91' Drug Development? 82 2nd Gen Cephs, 85 3rd gen Cephs, 87 FQs, 88 Biaxin(macrolide), 91 Oflox (driv of Levofloxacin FQs)
Atypicals CAPs (age related) incidence goes way up w/age s. pneumo, m. pneumo, Legionella, c.pneumo
Pen Resistance goes way up from when? 1991 to now
s. pneumo prevlence in usa 25% macrolide resistant in USA (erm B methyl)Efflux (mef A Lower MIC) 75%in USA (mic 1-32)
Drug of Choice for RTIs? FQs: Levo, Gati, Oflox...
FQs resistance mech? DNA gyrA, DNA top IV ParC & E, Efflux Lower incidence, (orgs res to FQs: gut, peudomonas, e. coli,klebsiella, mrsa, enterococcus
HK drug use? Cipro and FQs high (high resistancant strains too)
Levo cross-resistance with? Levo cross-res w/ FQs
CAP most Rxd? Azith, Levo,Clarith
ceftriaxone associated with what? increase in CDIF(CDAD)
VREs caused by Pip-taz,Metronidazole, clindamycin, Augmen, mero, vanco
reduce resistance by ? selection, dose, duration
CAP Tx duration? Tx till Afibril for 72 hr (s. pneumo)
Nigeria study tx for S. Pneumo? Stop after afebrile for 24 hrs OK
Two ways to kill bac? Conc & time dependent
Conc Dep (auc/Mic or Cmax/MIC) drugs? Conc dep: Aminos, FQs
Aminoglycosides? gent, tobra, amikacin
FQs? levo, gati, moxi, norflox, ciproflox
FQ auc/mics for gm +/-? auc/mic gm- >125, gm+ >30
Time dep killers (time above MIC? (time abov MIC) Pens and Cephs
macrolides & azalides are? time dep killers too (auc/mic) (macro: azith, clarith, eryth)
beta lac ? pe, amp, amox, pep, tricar, nafcill, oxacill
Levo is good at ? getting into ELF (azith is better at macrophage penitration)
2xs MIC by NCCL standards increase % for which drug? 3rd gen Cephs (but, FQs levo, moxi, gati, still better than ceftriaxone)
s. pneumo mech changed? PBPs
s.pneumo tx? best drugs to use? Pen, cephs, macro (cipro is worse does nt cover s.peumo) (levo is good)
macro resistant can tx with? beta lac ok to tx for macro-res org.
tx CARTI? Augmen, Cephs, Macro/azalides, FQs, Bactrim, Tetra, Keolides
Collateral damage? (least w/ macro for CARTIs) next is beta lac, then worse is FQs, but FQs are best for tx resistant stains right now
simple chronic bronhitis tx with? Macrolides (azith, clarth, 2 & 3rd gen cephs, dox, amox, bactrim)
complicated bronchitis tx with? FQs or Aug
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