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MOA of Penicillins
Interact with PBPs to inhibit transpeptidation rxns

Activates autolysis enzymes
Mechanism of resistance for Penicillins
Beta lactamases

Structural change in PBPs

Change in porin structure
What penicillin can be used to treat Treponema pallidum?
Pen G/V
What penicillin can be used to treat Listeria monocytogenes?
Ampicillin
Anti-pseudomonal penicillins
Piperacillin, Ticarcillin, Azlocillin
Anti-staph penicillins
Nafcillin, Oxacillin, Methicillin
Beta lactamase inhibitors
Clavulanic acid
Sulbactam
Tazobactam
How are penicillins eliminated?
Via active tubular secretion
(inhibited by probenecid)
What generation of cephs
-cefazolin
-cephalexin

and what are they used for
1st generation
narrow spectrum
- G+ cocci, E.coli, Klebsiella pneumo, Proteus

None enter CNS
What generation cephs
-cefotetan
-cefaclor
-cefuroxime
-cefamandole

what are they used for
2nd generation
Broad spectrum (some G-)

None enter CNS except cefuroxime
What generation cephs
-ceftriaxone
-cefotaxime
-cefdinir
-cefixime

what are they used for
3rd generation
very broad spectrum

Most enter CNS
**important in empiric management of meningitis
what generation ceph
-cefepime
4th generation
wide spectrum

resistant to most B-lactamases

Enters CNS
What cephalosporins are eliminated in the bile?
Ceftriaxone
Cefoperazone
orgnaisms not covered by cephalosporins are LAME
Listeria monocytogens
-Amp + Gent

Atypicals (Chlamydia, Mycoplasma)
-Tets or Macs

MRS
-Vanco

Enterococci
-Ampt +/- Gent
What kind of spectrum to the
-penems have?
Imipenem, Meropenem, Ertapenem
Very broad
Broadest spectrum of the antibiotics

Resistant to B-lactamases
What are the -penems used for
Empiric use in severe life threatening infections
What abx is always given with cilastatin?
Impipenem

Cilastatin inhibits impipenem's metabolism to a nephrotoxic metabolite
Important side effect of impipenem
Seizures
Aztreonam
Resistant to B-lactamases

G- rods (NO G+)

NO CROSS ALLERGENICITY with pens or cephs
What is the MOA of Vancomycin
binds to the D-ala-D-ala muramyl pentapeptide
-involved in elongation of peptidoglycan chain
Spectrum of Vancomycin
MRSA
Enterococci
C. difficile (back up to metronidazole)
Side effects of Vancomycin
Red Man Syndrome
-due to histamine release
-upper parts of body flush

Ototoxicity (usually permanent)

Nephrotoxic
What do aminoglycosides bind to?
30S
What do aminoglycosides require?
Oxygen!!
What are the following abx:
gentamicin
tobramycin
amikacin
streptomycin
neomycin
Aminoglycosides
What are the major side effects of aminoglycodes?
Nephrotoxicity

Ototoxicity

Neuromuscular blockade
-may enhance effects of skeleta muscle relaxants
What is the MOA of tetracyclines
Bind to 30S

Block the attachment of aminoacyl tRNA to acceptor site

Bacteriostatic
Doxycyline, Minocycline, Demeclocyline and Tigecycline are what kind of abx?
Tetracyclines
What organisms are tetracyclines used for?
Chlamydia
Mycoplasma
Rickettsia
Borrelia burgorferi

**Tets for ticks**
What is a specific use for demeclocycline
SIADH
-blocks the V2 receptors
Side effects of tetracyclines
Tooth enamel dysplasia
decrease bone growth in children

Phototoxicity

Have caused liver dysfunction in pregnancy
Tetracyclines are chelators, which means..
You must avoid taking them with antacids, milk and aluminum!!!!
What is the MOA of Chloramphenicol?
Binds to 50S

Inhibit the activity of peptidyltransferase

bacteriostatic
How is chloramphenicol metabolized?
Hepatic glucuronidation
Side effects of Chloramphenicol
bone marrow suppression

Gray baby syndrome
-due to decrease glucuronosyl transferase
What is Chloramphenicol used for?
Back up drug for infections due to:
-Salmonella typhi
-B. fragilis
-**Rickettsia**
MOA of Macrolides
Bind to 50S

Inhibit translocation of peptidyl tRNA from acceptor to donor site

bacteriostatic
Azithromycin
Clarithromycin
Erythromycin
Macrolides
Macrolides are great for the treatment of what?
Pneumonia
Clinical uses of macrolides
Chlamydia, Mycoplasma
Legionella pneumophila
Campylobacter jejuni
Mycobacterium avium (MAC)
Pharmacokinetics of macrolides
Inhibit cytochrome P450
-but not azithromycin!
Side effects of macrolides
Stimulate motilin receptors and stimulate GI activity
-esp with erythromycin
MOA of clindamycin
Bind to 50S

Inhibit translocation of peptidyl tRNA from acceptor to donor site

Bacteriostatic
What is the spectrum of Clindamycin
Narrow spectrum
-G+ cocci
-Anaerobes (including B. fragilis)
Side effects of clindamycin
Pseudomembranous colitis
MOA of linezolid
Binds to 50S
Spectrum of Linezolid
Treatment of VRSA, VRE
MOA of Quinupristin-Dalfopristin
Bind to 50S
Spectrum of Quinupristin-Dalfopristin
Used parenterally in severe infections caused by VRSA and VRE
What is the MOA of sulfonamides
Inhibit dihydropteroate synthetase
What is the MOA of Trimethoprim and pyrimethamine
Inhibit dihydrofolate reductase
Uses of TMP-SMX
DOC in Nocardia
Listeria (backup)
Pneumocystic jiroveci
Toxoplasma gondii
Pharmacokinetics of sulfonamides
High protein binding
-can lead to drug interactions and kernicterus in neonates
Side effects of sulfonamides
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Hemolysis in G6PD deficiency
Phototoxicity
Side effects of trimethoprim and pyrimethamine
Bone marrow suppression
MOA of the quinolones
inhibit topoisomerase II (DNA gyrase) and topoisomerase IV
Ciprofloxacin
Levofloxacin
"-floxacins"
Quinolones
Clinical uses of "floxacins"
UTIs
Chlamydia
Drug resistant pneumococci
-levofloxacine

Bacillus anthracis
Pharmacokinetics of quinolones
Iron and calcium limit their absoprtion

eliminated mainly by kidney
-filtration and active secretion
Side effects of Quinolones
Tendonitis, tendon rupture
Phototoxicity

Contraindicated in children and pregnancy
-inhibts chondrogenesis
What protozoans is metronidazole used for
Giardia
Trichomonas
Entamoeba
What bacteria is metronidazole used for
Bacteroides
Clostridium
-DOC in pseudomembranous colitis

Garnerella
Side effects of metronidazole
Disulfiram like effect
MOA of isoniazid
inhibits mycolic acid synethesis
-selective for mycobacterium

Produrg requiring conversion by catalase
Side effects of Isoniazid
Peripheral neuritis (use vitamin B6)

Sideroblastic anemia (use B6)

SLE in slow acetylators
MOA of Rifampin
inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase
Side effects of Rifampin
Induction of P450

Red-orange metabolites
Side effects of Ethambutol
Red-green colorblindness
Side effects of pyrazinamide
Hyperuricemia
Side effects of Streptomycin
Deafness
Nephrotoxicity
Prophylaxis for mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAC)
azithromycin or clarithromycin
Treaments for:

Treponema
Gonorrhea
Chlamydia
Trichomonas
Bacterial vaginosis
Ticks
Treponema: Pen G
Gonorrhea: Ceftriaxone
Chlamydia: Azithromycin or Doxycycline
Trichomonas: Metronidazole
Bacterial vaginosis: Metro
Ticks: Doxycycline