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What is type of drug is aminoglycoside?
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Antibiotic
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what is the MOA of an aminoglycoside?
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Bactericidal
- binds to 30s ribosomal subunit preventing translation |
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What are the indications or reasons to use an aminoglycoside?
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- Gram-negative bacteria
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Name the aminoglycosides (antibiotic)
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Gentamicin*
Tobramycin* Amikacin* Kanamycin Neomycin Streptomycin |
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Gentamicin is a ___ and is used to treat ____
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Gentamicin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic and it is used to treat gram neg bacteria
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Tobramycin is a _____ and is used to treat _______
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Tobramycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic used to treat gram negative bacteria
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Amikacin is a _____ and is used to treat _______
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Amikacin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic and is used to treat gram negative bacteria
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Kanamycin is a _____ and is used to treat _______
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Kanamycin is an antibiotic and is used to treat gram negative bacteria
*Only used in special situations |
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Neomycin is a _____ and is used to treat ______
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Neomycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic and is used to treat gram negative bacteria.
- topical |
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Streptomycin is a ____ and is used to treat _______
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Streptomycin is an antibiotic and is used to treat gram negative bacteria
- STDs |
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common adverse rxns associated with aminoglycosides are...
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Nephrotoxicity
Ototoxicity (Aminoglycosides = antibiotics) |
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Cephalosporins are this type of drug...
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antibiotic --they belong to a larger class of antibiotics known as Beta-lactams
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the MOA of cephalosporin:
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bind to specific penicillin-binding proteins (PBP) that inhibit peptidoglycan cross-linking necessary for the integrity of the cell wall
- Bactericidal |
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Indications of Cephalosporin:
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- Broad spectrum antibiotics that cover both Gram pos and Gram neg organisms
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If cephamycins are included as cephalosporins then activity of _____ is conferred
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...then the activity of Anaerobes is also conferred
there are cephalosporin-like compounds that have activity against anaerobic organisms |
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cephalosporins are typically organized into ____ with each ___ having a different spectrum of activity
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Cephalosporins are generally organized into generations
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1st generation cephs have greater activity against...
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Gram positive organisms
*does have activity against gram neg, but not as great |
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2nd generation cephs have increased activity against...
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Gram negative organisms
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3rd generation cephs have even greater activity against ...
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Gram negative organisms including P. aeruginosa
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4th generation cephs have activity against....
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Psedomonas and Enterobacteriaceae that are resistant to the 3rd generation cephs
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Name some common 1st generation cephalosporins
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cefazolin
cefadroxil cephalexin |
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Name some common 2nd generation cephalosporins
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cefaclor
cefuroxime cefprozil cefoxitin (cephamycin) |
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Cefazolin is a ______ and is used to treat...
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cefazolin is a 1st gen cephalosporin antibiotic and is used to treat gram positive or minor gram negative bacteria
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cefadroxil is a _____ and is used to treat ...
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cefadroxil is a 1st gen cephalosporin antibiotic and is used to treat gram positive or minor gram negative bacteria
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cephalexin is a ____ and is used to treat...
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1st gen cephalosporin antibiotic and is used to treat gram positive or minor gram negative bacteria
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cefaclor is a _____ and is used to treat...
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cefaclor is a 2nd gen cephalosporin antibiotic which have increased activity against gram neg organisms
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cefuroxime is a ____ and is used to treat _____
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cefuroxime is a 2nd gen cephalosporin antibiotic which have increased activity against gram neg organisms
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cefprozil is a _____ and is used to treat ______
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cefprozil is a 2nd gen cephalosporin antibiotic and has increased activity against gram neg organisms
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cefoxitin (cephamycin) is a ___ and is used to treat _____
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cefoxitin is a 2nd gen cephalosporin antibiotic and has increased activity against gram neg organisms
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cefoxitin is also known as...
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cephamycin (also has activity against anerobes)
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