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o Examples of antimicrobials    Natural: Penicillin, cephalosporin C  Synthetic: Sulfamethoazole, Trimethoprim, Quinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin  
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• Antimicrobial spectrum fall into what categories   Narrow, extended, broad  
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• MIC stands for what?   Minimal inhibitory concentration  
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• Tests for MIC are what two?   Etest and Disk diffusion  
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• What are the types of microbial resistance?   o Innate resistance:  Microbe lacks drug target of the chemotherapeutic agent. o Acquired resistance:  Microbe that has undergone a change.  Change compensates for the presence of the drug.  
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•How do bacteria acquire resistance?   o Mutation o Transfer  
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• Why does drug fail to reach its target?   o Can’t penetrate cell wall/membrane due to change in structure or because of drug efflux pumps o Metabolic rxns inactivate drug o Mutations in target preclude binding of drug to target  
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• Explain the reasons for antibiotic resistance in patients   Prescribing an insufficient duration, an insufficient dose, an antibiotic that is only o Prescribing when not needed. o Stopping antibiotic use as soon as symptoms disappear, Taking antibiotics without physicians supervision.  
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• What are the targets of antibacterial drugs?   o Replication, metabolism, protein production, & certain structures i.e cell wall  
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• Name some cell wall inhibitors   The following antibiotics o b-lactam  Penicillins (and their derivatives).  Cephalosporins (four generations).  Monobactams.  Carbapenem.  (b-lactamase inhibitors). o Others  Bacitracin.  Fosfomycin.  Vancomycin  
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• Name the Narrow spectrum penicillins    Penicillin G  Penicillin V  
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o Name the Penicillinase resistant penicillins    Nafcillin  
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o Name the Extended spectrum penicillins:    
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o Name the b-lactamase inhibitors:   Competitive inhibition of b-lactamase: Aren’t antibiotics  Clavulanate  Sulbactam  
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