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bac cell walls all contain rigid --- -- in addition to -- ---
cell walls

cell membranes
purpose of cell wall:

confer ------

protects cells from -----
confer stability

protects cells from swelling
which lack an outer membrane: gram positive or negative
positive
which has an outer lipopolysaccharide membrane covering thin cell membrane

gram neg or pos?
gram negative
which has a peptidoglycan thick cell wall

gram pos or neg
gram positive
what does pcn inhibit
pcn binding protein:

enzymes that put together the cell wall
t/f

not necessary for the beta lactam ring to be intact for effectiveness
f

beta lactamase chews up and renders med it inactive
cell wall has a peptidogylcan strnad w/ ---- and --
n-acetylglucosamine

n-acetylmurrmic acid
cross-link adjacents strands to give lattice structure for walls
tranpeptidases
transpeptidases cross link adjacent strands to give --- structure for wall
lattice
pcn binding proteins are enzymes responsible for assembly, ---,and --- of peptidoglycan cell wall
maintenance

regulation
some pbp's
transpepttidases

carboxypeptidase

transglycosylase
pbp-1 in e coli:
elongation of cell wall
pbp 2 in e coli
maintains rod shape
pbp 3 in el coli
formation of septum on division
b lactams form -- bonds w/ pbp's transpeptidases inhibitiing activity
covalent
vancomycin binds end of polypeptide chain to prevent -----
elnongation
bacitracin inhibits --- --- bringing strand out of cell
lipid carrier

so can't get out to form cell wall
b lactam's
pcn's

cephalosporins

monobactams

carbapenams

b lactamase inibitors
b lactamase is a -- inibitor
suicide
b lactam ring essential for --- effects
antimicrobial
t/f

b lactams are bacteriostatic
f

bactericidal
b lactam agents inhibit gram -- organisms
neg and pos
individual b lactam agents differ w/ respect to
bacteria

pk

parenteral vs. oral

resistnace

affinityfor different pbp subgroups
t/f

pcn g effective orally
f

no. . .chewed up by gastric acid
route of pcn g
parenteral
pcn v route
oral
pcnase resistant meds
methacillin

dicloxacillin

nafcilin

oxacillin
pcn g and v used to tx
streptococcal and pneumococcal infections
pcnase resistant meds used to tx
pcnase producing staph infections
broad spectrum pcn's
ampicillin

amoxicillin

bacampicillin

amox + clavulanic acid

ampicililn + sulbactam
broad spectrums pcns used to tx
s pyrogens

s pneumonaiae

h influenzae
what is amox and ampicilin given w/ clavulanic and sulbactam respectively
suicide inhibitor, so inhibitor chewed up and more pcn active
antipseudomonal pcn's
pipercillin

ticarcillin

ticarcillin + clavulanic acid

piperacillin + tazobactam
antipseudomonal pcn's used for
p aeruginosa

proteus enterobacter
why do pcn's have good oral bioavailabitiy
acid stability
t/f

absorption of pcn decreased by food
t
pcn's have limited --- solubility
lipid
t/f

pcn's don't distribute well into tissues
f

distributes well
how are pcns eliminated
active tubular secretion
what can you give w/ pcn so there's more available in the blood
probenecid

it's transported by the same pcn transporters. . . so probencid will be eliminated while pcn stays in the blood
t/f

pcn found in breast milk
t
when do u adjust the pcn dose
renal insufficiency
allergy/sensitivity to pcn
envioronmental exposure:

cows, milk, chicken, turkey
cns irritation by pcn
seizures
gi irritation by pcn
diarrhea
resistance of pcn occurs when:

production of ----

addition of or lack of specific binding to ---

cell membrane doesn't --- after pcn binds

pcn's inactive against organisms w/o ---- --- (mycoplamsa)
b-lactamases

pbp's

lyse

cell wall
misuses of pcn:

selection of -- strains

-- infections

transfer of --- to other orgtanism via plasmids
resistant

super

b-lactamase
cephalosporin's are structurally similar to ---
pcn's

semi-synthetic
t/f

cephalosporins are used as 1st line agents
f

not used as 1st line agents
cephalopsorins have increasing gram ---- activitity w/ each generation
negative
cephalopsporins have cross-sensitivity w/ ---
pcn's

so watch for hypersensitivity
t/f

cephalosporins have good oral absorption
f

poor oral absortpion; most given parenteral
1st gen cephalo
cefazolin

cephalexin

cephradine

cefadroxil
which 1st gen cephalo are oral
cephalexin

cephradine

cefadroxil
1st gen cephalosporins are used to tx
stretococci

s aureus
2nd gen cephalo:
cefuroxime

cefprozil

cefmetazole

loracarbef
which 2nd gen ceph are orals?
cefprozil

loracarbef
what are 2nd gen ceph used to tx
e coli

klebsiella

proteus

h influenzae

moraxella catarrhalis
3rd gen cephal
cefotaxime

cefpodoximine

cefibuton

cefdinir

cefditoren

ceftizoxime

cefoperazone

ceftazidime
3rd gen cepha used to tx
enterobacteriacae

p aeruginosa

serratia

nisseria gonorrhea

pseudomonas
4th gen cephalo's
cefepine

(lactamase resistant)

similar to 3rd gen
5th gen cephalo's
ceftobiprole
5th gen cephal used to tx
mrsa

enterococcus

pseudomonas
ae of cephalo:

ci w/ . . .
pcn allergy
cephalosporins are -- toxic
nephrotoxic. . removal of some agents
the methothiotetrazole ring of cephalosporins interfere w/ --- ---
vit K. . . causing bleeding
cephalosporins will have -- like rxn
disulfiram
blleding disorders can occur w/ which cephalo
cefmatazole (2nd gen)

cefoperazone (3rd gen)
carbapenems:
imipenem

meropenem

ertapenem

dorapenem
broadest spectrum b-lactams
carbapenems
carbapenems fight against

gram -----

aerobes/anerobes

--- -----
pos and neg

anaerobes

pseudomonas aeruginosa
which carbapenem is active against pseudomonas aeruginosa

not?
dorapenem

not: ertapenem
carbapenem route
IV
how is carbapenam excreted
kidney
what metabolizes imipenem into a nephrotoxic compound

what do you compound w/ to prevent this
dehydropeptidase

cilastatin (inhibits the enzyme)
indications for carbapenems:

mixed aerobic and anaerobic -------- infections

---- resistant organism

serious -- infectis

--- acquired infections

abd and complicated ---- infections
mixed aerobic and anaerobic intraadominal infections

multi-drug resistant organisms

nosocomial infection (imipenem and meropenem)

community (ertapenem)

urinary (dorapenem)
which carbe do you use for serious nosocomial infections?
imipenem

meropenem
community acquired infections:
ertapenem
abd and complicated urinary infections:
dorapenem
sensitivity of carbapenems w/ other ---
b-lactams
seizures w/ which carbapenems
imipenem. . . dose related
blood probs w/ carbapenems
anemia

throbocytopenia

altered bleeding time
aztreoname tx gram --- and ----
gram -

p aeruginosa
t/f

aztreonam used for ----- resistant strains
multi drug
route of aztreonam
iv

im
aztreoname tx gram --- and ----
gram -

p aeruginosa
how is aztreoname excreted
renal
t/f

aztreonam used for ----- resistant strains
multi drug
ae of azetreonam
n/v/d

seizures

bone marrow suppression
route of aztreonam
iv

im
how is aztreoname excreted
renal
ae of azetreonam
n/v/d

seizures

bone marrow suppression
t/f

cross rxn w/ aztreonam and b-lactams
f

altough similar structure
vanco used for gram ----

---

-- resistant entercocci

--cocci
positive

mrsa

pcn resistant

streptococci
route of vanco
parenteral

oral
when do you used oral vanco
c-diff

cuz stays completely in gi tract
vanco reserved for ---- ---
severe infections
what can occure due to c diff
pseudomembranous colitis
1st choice for c diff
metronidazole
how is vanco excreted
renally. . . nephrotoxicity!
ae of vanco

why have fever, chills and shock w/ vanco
release of histamines
vanc can cause -- syndrom
redman. . .histamine release. . . head and neck
---toxicity due to vanco; given w/ other ---toxins
ototoxicity

ototoxins (aminoglycosides, cisplatin)
how does daptomycin have a unique moa
binds to ends not to binding proteins

cyclic lipopeptide
t/f

daptomycin is bacteriostatic
f

bactericidal
daptomycin binds to cell membrane resulting in ---- and loss of membrane potential and cell death, no known resistance mechanisms
depolarization
what are the resistence mechanisms of daptomycin
none known
daptomycin is a broad spectrum gram ----

also used for -- resistent bacteria

---cocci
positive

vancomycin

staphylococci

streptococci
daptomycin route
iv
daptomycin has high/low protein binding
high
dosing of daptomycin
q day
how is dapto excreted
renal
if CrCl is less than 30mL/min, how do you dose
q 48 hrs
what is daptomycin inactivated by
pulmonary surfactant

binds to phosphatidylgylcerol in membrane and is sequestered so it is inactive
t/f

daptomycin used in pneumonias
f

due to inactivation by surfactant
fosfomycin blocks 1st step of --- synthesis
peptidoglycan
when do you give single dose tx of fosfomycin
uncomplicated uti due to e coli or enterococci faecalis
fosfomycin -- and --- unchanged in urine
concentrated

excreted
ae of fosfomycin
diarrhea

n/v

vaginitis

asthenia (muslce weakness)
bacitracin is a cyclic ---
polypeptide
bacitracin blocks the -- --- moleucle ot move peptidoglycan to cell wall
lipid carrier
bacitracin used for gram -- bacteria
gram positive
why is bacitracin used mainly topically
nephrotoxic
why use bacitracin for c diff
cuz stays in gi tract