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Bridges: Antibiotics - Protein synthesis inhibitors

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Inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis   Beta-lactams Vancomycin Bacitracin  
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Anti-metabolic activity   Sulfonamides Trimethoprim  
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Inhibition of bacterial protein synthesis.   Aminoglycosides Tetracyclins Chloramphenicol Macrolides  
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Inhibit bacterial nucleic acid syntheses   Fluoroquinolones  
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Which drug classes target the bacterial ribosome?   Aminoglycosides Tetracyclins Macrolides Chloramphenicol  
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This class is of protein synthesis inhibitors are bacteriocidal   Aminoglycosides  
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Classes that work on the 50s unit   Macrolides Streptogramins Chloramphenicol Lincosamides Oxazolidinones  
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Classes that work on the 30s unit   Aminoglycosides Tetracyclins  
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Animoglycoside that is topically OTC   Neomycin  
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Aminoglycosides are frequently used in   Serious infxn from aerobic G-  
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Use is limited due to   Toxicity  
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Used in combination with...   Beta-lactams Vancomycin  
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Why does it work best in aerobics G-?   Uptake of the drug requires O2 dependent transport system  
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Frequently used for infxns due to...   PEPS Pseudomonas (DoC) Enterobacter Proteus Serratia  
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Can also be used to treat   Invasive enterococcal infxn Serious staph. infxn Y. pestis and Francisella tularenis  
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Clinical applications of aminoglycosides   -Serious infxns- Septicemia Nosocomial RTI Complicated UTI Osteomyelitis  
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When are aminoglycosides discontinued?   Once the organism is identified and susceptibility is known  
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Aminoglycoside MoA   Irreversibly binds to 30s ribosome 1. interferes with initiation complex formation 2. Causes misreading of mRNA 3. Restricts polysome formation  
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What contributes to the bacteriocidal nature?   Concentration-dependent killing Long PAE  
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AG uptake into G-   Diffuse across the outer membrane via porin channels Cross the inner membrance via O2 dependent active transport Inner membrane potential drives transport  
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What can block the transport of AG?   Anaerobic environment Low extracellular pH  
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Aminoglycoside resistance   Inactivation of drug by microbial enzymes (aminoglycoside modifying enzymes)  
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Aminoglycoside kinetics   Very polar compounds Don't cross the membrane well  
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Aminoglycoside pharmacokinetics   Concentrated in the proximal tubular cells Largely eliminated by GF  
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What must you do in renal compromised pts?   Adjust the dose/dosing frequency Blood levels are very important Must adjust dose relative to creatintine clearance  
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Advantages of consolidated therapy   Comparable efficacy Decreased nephrotoxicity Long PAE  
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Toxicity is dependent on   Concentration and time above threshold  
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Consolidation therapy is not recommended for what situations?   Pregnant pts Osteomyelitis Infective endocarditis Pts recieving concurrent ototoxins Pts undergoing solid organ transplantation  
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Aminoglycosides therapeutic index   Narrow  
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Primary toxicities of aminoglycosides   Nephrotoxicity Ototoxicity Neuromuscular blockade  
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Which of these are reversible/irreversible?   -Reversible- Nephrotoxicity Neuromuscular blockade -Irreversible- Ototoxicity  
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Makes nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity more likely   Therapy > 5 days In elderly pts In pts with renal dysfunction Tox incidence related to drug concentration  
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Nephrotoxicity   Reversible Involves an acute tubular necrosis  
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The most important result of nephrotoxicity   Decreased AG excretion -Increased AG plasma levels -Predisposes to ototoxicity  
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AGs accumulate and are retained in..   Proximal tubular cells  
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Results of AG accumulation   Impairs renal concentrating ability Mild proteinuria Appearance of hyalin and granular casts GFR decreases  
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2 drugs that are nephrotoxic   Amphotericin B Cyclosporine  
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Why is ototoxicity is difficult to determine?   May occur after drug is stopped  
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Where do AGs accumulate in the ear?   Perilymph and endolymph in the inner ear  
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Ototoxicity manifestations   Tinnitus High freq. hearing loss Vestibular damage  
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What is special about ototoxicity?   Irreversible Damage accumulates with repeat courses  
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This class of drugs may enhance ototoxicity.   Loop diuretics  
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Absolute contraindication for AG use   Pts with Myasthenia gravis  
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What may be seen with neuromuscular blockade?   Acute respiratory paralysis May enhance effects skeletal muscle relaxants  
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Mechanism of NM blockade   May inhibit prejunctional relase of acetylcholine Reduce postsynaptic sensitivity  
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Streptomycin use   Limited by resistance and advent of newer AGs  
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Streptomycin used alone to treat...   Tularemia and plague (DoC)  
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Streptomycin used in combination to treat   Tuberculosis Brucellosis (DoC with doxy) Endocarditis (w/ cillin)  
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Gentamycin   One of the most frequently used Generally chosen first  
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Gentamycin used in combination for...   (used with cillin) Pseudomonas (DoC) Enterococcal (DoC)  
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Amakacin primarily used for   Pseudomonas Other serious infxns caused by *organisms resistant to other AGs*  
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Amikacin has   The broadest spectrum Resistance to inactivating enzymes  
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What makes amikacin more effective than other AGs?   There is only one site susceptible to enzyme anabolism  
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Neomycin is...   Not used systemically Used topically The most toxic AG  
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Only time Neomycin is used orally/systemically   To sterilize the gut When organisms are resistant to other agents  
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Tetracycline (class) spectrum   G+, G-, aerobic, anaerobic Intracellular bacteria -Chlamydia, Rickettsia, Mycoplasm p.)  
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Doxycycline and minocycline   2 of the most widely prescribed drugs  
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Doxycycline   One of the most active and clinically used Preferred in pts with poor renal fxn  
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Minocycline   Meningococcal carrier state Crosses the blood-brain-barrier  
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Tetracyclines are Docs or alternatives for   Mycoplasma p Chlamydia Rickettsiae Lyme Dz Plague, tularemia, brucellosis, malaria prophylaxis  
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Tetracycline (group) MoA   Reversibly binds to 30s Prevents tRNA binding to acceptor site Prevents addition of amino acids to growing peptide  
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How does it get into the cell?   Passive diffusion (porin Om in G-) Active transport (plasma membrane)  
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Why are tetracyclins and penicillina antagonistic?   Tetra's stop bacterial growth Penicillions need bacterial growth  
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Primary mechanism of resistance to tetras   Efflux pumps *Ribosome protection* -Proteins interfere with binding and dislodge drug form ribosome  
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This provides a cross-resistance among tetracyclines except for   Tigrecyclin  
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Tetracycline pharmacokinetics   GI absorption is variable For stable chelates with cations  
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DD interactions   Milk Antacids Pepto-Bismol  
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Tetracycline that gets into the CSF   Minocycline  
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Chelates with Ca effecting   Bones and teeth  
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Don't give to which patient population?   Pregnant women  
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Tetracycline elimination   Eliminated by the kidneys  
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Which 3 tetras are less dependent on the kidneys for excretion?   Doxy, mino, and Tige Excreted by the bile  
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Tigecycline spectrum of action   Very broad spectrum antibiotic Effective in resistant organisms (MRSA, Staph epi, PRSP, VRE)  
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What makes tigecycline so useful?   Not susceptible to efflux pumps and ribosome protection  
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Tigecyclin route of administration and excretion   IV Poor oral absorption Biliary excretion  
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Tigecycline uses   Complicated skin and skin structure infxn Intraabdominal infxn Community-acquired pneumonia  
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Tetracycline adverse effects   GI Boney structures and teeth Liver tox Local Tissus Tox Photosensitivity Vestibular reactions  
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Tetracycline AE: GI   Oral dosing can cause GI distress NVD  
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Tetracycline AE: Bone   Bind Ca, esp. in newly formed bone of young kids Kids may develop permanent brown discoloration  
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What increases the risk of permanent brown discoloration?   Use in the last half of pregnancy and up to 8 y/o Crosses the placenta and accumulates in fetus  
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Tetracycline AE: Liver Tox   Rare but fatal Occurs more commonly with tetra and mino  
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Tetracycline AE: Local tissue tox   Directly irritating to tissues IV: thromboplebitis IM: painful  
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Tetracycline AE: Photosensitivity   Fair skin pts ate major risk  
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Tetracycline AE: Vestibular Rxn   May be produced by Mino Ataxia Dizziness NV  
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Tetracycline AE: Superinfections   Pseudomembranous colitis  
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Precautions with Tetracyclines   Don't give to: Pregnant pts kids <8 Discard unused drugs as it may cause Fanconi syndrome  
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Drug classes that act on the 50s   Chloramphenicol Macrolides Lincosamides Streptogramins Oxazolidinones  
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Chloramphenicol   Rarely used Serious toxicity limits use Reserved for life-threatening infxn due to resistance or allergies to safer drugs  
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Chloramphenicol occasionally used for   Rickettsial infxn Menengitis Anaerobic infxn  
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Chloramphenicol spectrum and MoA   Broad spectrum -Aerobic, anaerobic, G+, G- Reversibly binds to inhibit peptidyl transferase (Peptide bond formation)  
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Chloramphenicol Toxicity   Hematological Toxicity Bone marrow suppression -anemia, leukocytopenia, thrombocytopenia Dose dependent and reversible  
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Chloramphenicol: Idiosyncratic response   Serious and fatal Aplastic anemia-> fatal pancytopenia Rare; does NOT containdicate  
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Chloramphenicol: Idiosyncratic drug reaction   Abnormal Rare and unpredictable Occurs sporadically Not related to dose  
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Chloramphenicol: Adverse Effects   Gray syndrome/gray baby syndrome -Gray color, shock, hypothermia, vomiting, flaccidity Can be fatal in 2 days  
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Gray baby syndrome: Mechanism   Lack of glucuronyl transferare activity  
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Macrolides   Good substitute for penicillins G+ activity  
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Clarithromycin and Azrithromycin: Spectrum   G+ and some G- Camylobacter jejuni H. pylori Shingella spp E. Coli Meisseria gonorrhoeae  
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Macrolides are DoC for   Kids and pregnant women Pts allergic to penicillin Preferred for community-acquired RTIs  
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Restrictions for macrolide use in CAP   Uncomplicated pneumonia not requiring hospitalization No sig. comorbidities No ABx use in past 3 mo. No sig. macrolide-resistant strains locally  
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Macrolides also DoC for...   Mycoplasma p Chlamydia Bordetella Campylobacter Mycobacterium avian complex (MAC)  
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Macrolides: Mechanism of Action   Bacteriostatic Inhibits peptide chain elongation (translocation or peptidyl tRNA from A to P site is inhibited  
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Macrolides: Resistance   Efflux pumps Ribosome modification -Alters macrolide binding site on the bacterial ribosome  
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Macrolides: Pharmacokinetics   New macrolides are more acid-stable Clarithro: less freq dosing Azithro has 1/2 life ~70hrs  
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Macrolides: Drug interactions   **Inhibit CYP3A4** P450 inhibition  
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Macrolides: Toxicity (Primarily seen with Erythromycin)   GI -Anorexia, NVD -Epigastric distress Cholestatic hepatitis -Fever, jaundice, impaired liver fxn  
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Lincosamides Clindamycin: Spectrum and Clinical use   Anaerobic, strept, staph infxns DoC for C. perfringens Aerobic G- bacilli are intrinsically resistant  
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Lincosamides Clindamycin: Mechanism of Action   Binds close to erythromycin and chloramphenicol binding sites Inhibits peptide bond formation  
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Lincosamides Clindamycin: Resistance   Alterations of ribosomal binding site -Cross resistance with erythro Metabolism of drug G- intrinsic resistance  
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Lincosamides Clindamycin: Pharmacokinetics   Does not cross BBB Penetrates into bone (high levels) Actively transported into PMN leukocytes and macrophages (high levels)  
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Lincosamides Clindamycin: Adverse effects   Severe diarrhea -May cause antibiotic associated diarrhea  
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Lincosamides Clindamycin and pseudomembranous colitis   Clindamycin classically assoc. with this disorder  
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Streptogramins Quinupristin + Dalfopristin: Spectrum   G+ bacteria -Staph resistant to: Methacillin, quinolones, vanc -Strept. pneumonia resistant to Pens Vanc-resistant E. farcium  
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Streptogramins Quinupristin + Dalfopristin: Principle Clinical Use   Drug resistant G+ cocci infxn -Skin and soft tissue Serious or life-threatening VRE Complicated skin infxn -MSSA and S. pyrogenes  
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Streptogramins Quinupristin + Dalfopristin: Mechanism of Action   Q: binds same site as macrolides D: directly interferes with polypeptide chain formation Binds near Q, enhances binding of Q Bactericidal  
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Streptogramins Quinupristin + Dalfopristin: Resistance   D: enzymatic inactivation, efflux pumps Q: binding site mods by methylase, enzymatic inactivation  
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Streptogramins Quinupristin + Dalfopristin: Drug Interactions   **POTENT CYP3A4 inhibitor**  
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Streptogramins Quinupristin + Dalfopristin: Adverse Effects   Pain and phlebitis at infusion site Severe arthalgias and myalgias  
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Oxazolidinones Linezolid: Spectrum   Similar to quinupristin+dalfopristin (G+) plus e. faecalis Should be reserved for MDR G+  
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Oxazolidinones Linezolid: Clinical Use   Hospital and community AP -Strep pneumoniae Tx of skin and soft tissue -Complicated/uncomplicated -MRSA & MSSA VR enterococcus  
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Oxazolidinones Linezolid: Mechanism of Action   Block formation of initiation complex Mostly bacteriostatic -Cidal to strep.  
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Oxazolidinones Linezolid: Resistance and Pharmacokinetics   R: mutation or rRNA binding site P: MAO inhibitor Weak, reversible Tyramine rich foods can cause sudden and severe high BP  
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Oxazolidinones Linezolid: Adverse Effects   Myelosuppression -Thrombocytopenia (most common effect) Anemia, Leukopenia  
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