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Bacterostatic - Answer kills the bacteria
bacteriocidal - Answer kills the bacteria and stops the growth or spread of the infection
Bacteriostatic drugs - Answer clindamycin
macrolides
sulfonamides
tetracyclines
Bactericidal drugs - Answer ahminoglycosides
beta-lactums
fluroquinolones
Metronidazole
Streptogramins
vancomycin
anti-microbial resistance - Answer 1.) not knowing if the pt had recent use of antibiotics
2.) provider overuse of broad=spectrum antibiotics
3.) not performing susceptibility testing
4.) Age younger than 2 years or older than 65 years
5.) Daycare center attendance
6.) Exposure to young children
7.) Multiple medical co-morbidities
8.) Immunosuppression
,subclasses of Beta-lactams PCNS - Answer natural PCNS
aminopenicillins
anti-staphylococcal PCNs
extended Spectrum PCNs
Pharmacodynamics of Beta-lactam PCNs - Answer inhibit biosynthesis of bacterial wall (beta-lactam
ring)
1st line therapy for Strep pharyngitis. - Answer penicillin V
1st line therapy for all bites - Answer Amoxicillin/Clavulanate (Augmentin)
Natural PCN's, Drugs - Answer Penicillin V potassium (ledercillin) Penicillin G sodium (PCN G-Na)
Penicillin G procaine (Duracillin)
Penicillin G benzathine (Permapen)
Penicillin G potassium (Pfizerpen)
Natural PCNs active against - Answer aerobic gram (+) organisms
Aminopenicillins active against - Answer Gram (-) organisms
Aminopenicillins Drugs - Answer Amoxicillin
Ampicillin
Combinations:
Amoxicillin-clavulanate (Augmentin)
1st lines therapy for acute otitis media (AOM) & sinusitis - Answer Amoxicillin
, When aminopenicillins are combined with beta-lactamase inhibitors - Answer their spectrum in
broadened
beta-lactamase inhibitors that can be combined with aminopenicillins - Answer clavulanate, sulbactam,
& tazobactam
Penicillinase-resistant penicillins drugs - Answer Nafcillin
Oxacillin
Cloxacillin
Dicloxacillin
Methicillin
Penicillinase-resistant penicillins active against - Answer Streptococcus, MSSA, some coagulase-
negative staphylococci, peptostreptococcus
Anti-pseudomonal penicillin drugs - Answer piperacillin
ticarcillin
combination:
piperacillin/taxobactam
ticarcillin/clavulanate
Anti-pseudomonal penicillins active against - Answer gram (-) organisms
1st generation cephalosporins drugs - Answer Cephradine (Anspor)
Cefazolin (ancef)
Cefadroxil (Duricef)
Cephalexin (keflex)