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aminoglycosides

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aminoglycosides (8)   Streptomycin; Neomycin; Kanamycin; Tobramycin; Paromomycin; Gentamicin; Netilmicin; Amikacin  
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aminoglycosides commonly used systemically (3)   Tobramycin; Gentamicin; Amikacin  
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aminoglycoside mechanism of action   They interact with the 30S subunit of the ribosome and block protein synthesis; Aminoglycosides get into bacteria through porin proteins and electron transport (energy-dependent)  
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aminoglycoside concentrations   aminoglycosides are known to be rapidly bactericidal and this killing effect depends on the concentration of the drug (shoot for 5-6x MIC for Cmax)  
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resistance mechanisms for aminoglycosides (3)   1) ribosomal resistance (mycobacteria); 2) resistance due to decreased drug uptake (anaerobes); 3) resistance caused by aminoglycoside modifying enzymes (**most important clinically) - strains will show higher MICs than strains of same species w/o upregul  
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aminoglycoside spectrum   potent against gram negatives (enterococcus varies); not very active against gram positives except staph  
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aminoglycosides with beta-lactams results in   synergy (common for endocarditis)  
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aminoglycoside with chloramphenicol results in   antagonism  
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aminoglycoside PK   very polar - poorly absorbed orally (1%) so given IV; distributed poorly but accumulate in high levels in kidneys; not metabolized - excreted unchanged  
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aminoglycosides toxicities (3)   1) neuromuscular blockade; 2) ototoxicity; 3) nephrotoxicity  
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aminoglycoside toxicity mechanism   drug enters cell lysosome, inhibits mitochondrial function and Na/K ATPase, cell swells and ruptures  
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aminoglycoside toxicity time course   only observable after 5-7 days of therapy  
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aminoglycoside toxicity reversibility   nephrotoxicity usually reversible after D/C; ototoxicity not always reversible (depends on extent of damage; vestibular damage usually permanent)  
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aminoglycoside toxicity - comparisons among them for ototoxicity   netilmicin the least toxic; rest are equal  
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aminoglycoside toxicity - comparisons among them for nephrotoxicity   Gentamicin>tobramycin>amikacin>netilmicin  
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concentrations at risk for oto/nephrotoxicity with aminoglycosides   > 2 mg/L (gentamicin/tobramycin) or 8-10 (amikacin)  
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Gentamicin specifics   used to treat serious infection of gram negative bacilli. Most gentamicin-resistant strains are cross resistant to tobramycin but are susceptible to amikacin. It is more nephrotoxic than tobramycin, but roughly equivalent in ototoxic potential.  
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Tobramycin specifics   similar to gentamicin except that it is much less active against enterococci, Tobramycin is not active against mycobacteria.  
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Amikacin specifics   Resistant to most of the aminoglycoside modifying enzyme; broadest spectrum of activity; use should be limited to severe infections by strains suspected of being resistant to gentamicin and tobramycin  
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Netilmicin specifics   newest of the aminoglycosides in the market. More resistant to aminoglycoside modifying enzyme and less toxic than gentamicin.  
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Kanamycin specifics   given orally to kill the bowl flora prior to intestinal surgery.  
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Neomycin specifics   very nephrotoxic, and is no longer administered parenterally. The primary use is in the topical treatment of superficial infection of the skin and eye  
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Streptomycin specifics   role has declined; can used in combination with a penicillin to treat bacterial endocarditis due to S. viridans and enterococcus; still used for tuberculosis and other uncommon infections (plague, brucellosis…).  
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Paromomycin specifics   used only for treating intestinal amebiasis.  
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