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peripheral neuropathy
fluoroquinolones
greatest risk of long qt syndrome; least
moxofloxacin; levofloxacin
phototoxicity
fluoroquinolones and tetracyclines
tendon rupture
fluoroquinolones
cartilage erosion
fluoroquinolones
enters thru porins
fluoroquinolones
urinary excreted fluoroquinolones
cipro and levo
kidney excreted fluoroquinolones
moxifloxacin
antacids, calium, zinc not to be taken with
fluoroquinolones
anthrax tx
cipro
pneumonic plague tx
levofloxacin
complicated intra-abdominal anaerobic infections
moxifloxacin
moxifloxacin prescribed mostly for
resp infections
fluoroquinolone better for anaerobes
moxi
fluoroquinolone best for atypical organisms like mycoplasma, chlamydia, legionella
levo
enhanced activity against gram pos like strep pneumoniae
levo
best action against gram pos cocci and bacilli
moxi
effective against gram neg bacteria
fluroquinolones
2nd gen, 3rd gen, 4th gen fluoroquinolones
cipro, levo, moxi
bind replication fork (topisomerase II in gram neg) and topoisomerase IV in gram pos
fluoroquinolones
post antibiotic effect
fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides
concentration dependent killing
fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides
how to rectify anti folate toxicity
folinic acid
acute hemolytic anemia in ppl with G6PD deficiency
sulfonamides
kernicterus
sulfonamides
stevens johnson syndrome
sulfonamides
inadequate glucuronidations in enonates
sulfonamides
effective for pneumocystis jurovecii (carinii) in immunosuppressed pts
SMX-TMP
tx for toxoplasmosis in immunosuppressed pts
SMX-TMP
folic acid auxotrops naturally resistant to
SMX-TMP
mycobacterium tb resistant to
SMX-TMP
penicillin resistant pneumococci resistant to
Smx-tmp
p aeruginosa resistant to
Smx-tmp
specificitity for DHFR in prokaryotes
trimethoprim
effective against some h influenza
smx-tmp
sulfoniamide is competitive inhibitor of
dihydropteroate synthase
binds 30s ribosome
aminoglycosides
tetracyclines
Aminoglycosides pneumonic
MEAN GNATS caNNOT kill anerobes
gentamycin, neomycin, amikacin, tobramycin, streptomycin
nephrotoxicity, neuromuscular blockade, ototoxicity, teratogen
for gentamicin resistant organisms in nosocomial gram neg infections
effective against mtb and atypical mycobacteria in AIDS pts
amikacin
most common used for gram neg aerobic
gentamicin
worst nephro and ototoxicity- only used for TB and topical
kanamycin
topical use, bowel sterilization
neomycin
for tb in hospital setting
streptomycin
p aeruginosa aminoglycoside tx
tobramycin
require O2 for uptake
aminoglycosides
therapy for brucellosis
gentamycin + doxy
tularemia tx
gentamicin
plague (yersinia) tx
streptomycin + doxy
psydeomonas aeruginosa tx
tobramycin +pipericillin/ticarcillin
klebsiella tx
gentamicin +pip/ticarcillin
clinical use of aminoglycosides
severe gram neg rod infections; used with b lactam
why are aminoglycosides ineffective against anaerobes
they require o2 for uptake
empiral tx of gram neg infections
aminoglycosides
MOA of aminoglycosides
passive diffusion thru porins in outer membrane
o2 dependent active trans into cytosol via inner membrane
binds 30s subunit
disrupts protein synthesis and causes misreading of mRNA
Mech of resistance of aminoglycosides
-depletion of porins (MDR)
-anaerobes
-impaired binding to 30s via acetylation, phosphorylation, adenylation
-mutation of 30s
anaerobes resistant to aminoglycosides
gram + clostridia
gram - bacteroides, fusobacteria
facultative bacteria in true anaerobic environment
3 modifications of amino or hydroxyl groups on aminoglycosides that resistant bacteria make to inhibit entry via porins or inhibit 30 s binding
acetylation
phosphorylation
adenylation
adverse effects of aminoglycosides
nephotoxicity
ototoxicity
neuromuscular blockade
teratogen
one single dose vs multiple dose of aminoglycosides
single dose is safer b/c with multiple dosing, drug accumulates
highly polar, poorly absorbed by GI tract, accumulation in renal cortex and ear perilymph
aminoglycosides
nephrotoxicity risk increases with
ototoxicity risk increases with
cephlosporins
loop diuretics
can cause deafness in children expose to drug during pregnancy
aminoglycosides (streptomycin and tobramycin)
may produce myasthenia gravis as side effect
aminoglycoside
first choice aminoglycoside for serious gram neg infection
gentamycin
aminoglycoside for endocarditis, peritonitis
gentamycin
tx of rickettsial infections
doxy
tx of borrelia burgdorgeri (spirochete), lyme dz
doxy
tx of chlamydia
doxy
tx of mycoplasma pneumonia of young adults in close quarters
doxy
alternate-erythromycin
tx of cholera
doxy
binds 30s and inhibits attachment of aminoacyl tRNA to mRNA ribosome complex; bacteriostatic
tetracylcines
amphipathic (hydrophobic and hydrophilic sides) substances that can enter cytosol of bacteria, mitochondria in mammals
tetracyclines
mechanisms of resistance to tetracycline
-tetracycline efflux pump
-ribosome protection via methylation
the tetracycline that can enter CNS and reach therapeutic levels to treat meningitis
minocycline
the only tetracycline safe to use in renal impairment b/c its cleared almost entirely by biliary excretion
doxy
excretion of tetracyclines
biliary secretion
adverse effects of tetracycline
Gi disturbance-superinfection
-accumulation in teeth and bone
-fatal hepatotoxicity
-phototoxicity
vestibular probs in minocycline
-diabetes insipidus in demeclocycline
this drug class chelates Calcium and Mg and thus cannot be administered with antacids if GI distress is experienced b/c it then inhibits absorption of drug
tetracyclines
contraindicated in children less than 8
tetracyclines
fatty liver deposition leading to fatal hepatotoxicity during pregnancy b/c of accumulation in mitochondria
tetracycline
risk of c dif (pseudomemranous colitis) with this drug class
tetracyclines
initial tx for c dif
metronidazole
1st choice in recurrence of c dif
vancomycin
tx of c dif that is icu acquired
fidaxomicin
MOA: DNA damage via reductive metabolism
metronidazole
MOA: cell wall synthesis elongation step
vancomycin
what enzyme do anaerobic and microaerophilic pathogens not rely on
pyruvate dehydrogenase
what enzyme do anaerobics use
PFOR (pyruvate ferrodoxin oxidoreductase complex, which activates metronidazole
gives metallic taste
metronidazole
disulfram like reaction associated with intake of alcohol
metronidazole
safer improvement on tetracycline
tigecycline
decreased susceptibility to tet A efflux pumps and ribosomal protection
tigecycline
tetracycline that is effect against anaerobes
tigecycline
bind 50s ribosome
macrolides and ketolides
clindamycin
chloramphenicol
linezolid
-romycins
macrolides and ketolides
use in pts w/ penicillin allergy for treponema pallidium (syphillis)
erythromycin
drug of choice for legionnaires
azithromycin
least drug interactiosn of macrolides
azithromycin
macrolide limited to activity against gram + cocci and treponema
erythromycin
macrolide with activity extended to gram -
clarithromycin
macrolide with greatest activity against gram neg
azithromycin
ketolide tx for multi drug resistant Strep pneumonia
telithromycin
major indication for macrolides
Community acquired pneumonia
macrolides not active against
MRSA
azithromycin dosing vs other macrolides
once a day, 5 days as effective as 10 day course of other macrolides
bind 50s and inhibit translocation step of protein synthesis
macrolides (ECA)
do macrolides irreversible bind or reversible bind
irreversible but bacterostatic
mech of resistant for macrolides
-methylation of ribosomes (high level of resistance)
-macrolide efflux pumps (medium resistance)
bacteria that are intrinsically resistant to macrolides and why
enterobacteria, pseudomonas, acinetobacter
-b/c they have decreases permeability of outer envelope
adverse effects of macrolides and telithromycin
MACRO, cyp3A interaction, reversible hearing loss
-motility, arrhthymias caused by prolonged QT, cholestatic hepatitis, rash, eosinophilia
greatest risk for qt prolongation of macrolides
e>c>a
more dangerous macrolide (risk of sudden death)
erythromycin
safest macrolides for preggers
category b, Erythromycin and azithromycin
macrolides with cyp3a inhibition
erythromycin and clarithromycin
lincosamide
clindamycin
clindamycin has similar MOA and activity to
erythromycin
clindamycin vs erythromycin
clindamycin primarily used against anaerobes
main adverse effect of clindamycin
C dif overgrowth
wide spectrum, rare clinical use
chloramphenicol
clinical use restricted to life threatening infections like meningitis in developing countries
chloramphenicol
aplastic anemia
chloramphenicol
gray baby syndrome-
chloramphenicol
inhibits peptidyl transferase step of protein synthesis
chloramphenicol
blocks peptide transfer (transpeptidation)
clindamycin
resistance to this drug via acetyltransferase (CAT)- less binding to 50s
chloramphenicol
what makes chloramphenicol so toxic
can enter mitochondria
clinical use of linezolid
VRSA and VRE
is linezolid bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal
static
bacteriocidals
aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, SMX-TMP, but not sulfonamides alone
vancomycin, b-lactams
interferes with bindng to intiation complex on 50S
linezolid
but AT 30, CCEL at 50
aminoglycosides, tetracyclines
clindamycin, chloramphenicol, erythromycin, linezolid
example of resistance mech for b-lactams
b-lactamases that enxymatically modify drugs
PBPs affected by what type of mech of resistance
mutation reducing drug affinity for target