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What are the major antibiotic drug classes - ANSWER Beta-lactams: penicillins Beta-lactams: Cephalosporins fluoroquinolones tetracyclines and macrolides sulfonamides, trimethoprim, &nitrofurantoin which antibiotics are preferred for immunocompromised patients: bactericidal or bacteriostatic...

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What are the major antibiotic drug classes - ANSWER Beta-lactams: penicillins

Beta-lactams: Cephalosporins

fluoroquinolones

tetracyclines and macrolides

sulfonamides, trimethoprim, &nitrofurantoin



which antibiotics are preferred for immunocompromised patients: bactericidal or bacteriostatic -
ANSWER bactericidal



which antibiotics are preferred for patients with an overwhelming infection: bactericidal or
bacteriostatic - ANSWER bactericidal



broad spectrum antibiotics - ANSWER affect a broad range of gram-positive or gram-negative
bacteria



narrow spectrum antibiotics - ANSWER Effective against specific bacteria



which is used for empiric therapy: narrow or broad - ANSWER broad spectrum



Risks of Broad Spectrum - ANSWER disruption of normal floral

increases risk of development of antibiotic resistance



What is the primary goal of antibiotic therapy - ANSWER kill bacteria without harming host tissue



Bactericidal antibiotics - ANSWER directly kill bacteria

, Penicillins MOA - ANSWER inhibit cell wall synthesis; bactericidal



penicillins primarily excreted how - ANSWER in urine



what needs to be monitored when giving penicillins - ANSWER renal function



what happens if renal insufficiency occurs while giving penicillins - ANSWER prolonged half-life
leading to toxicity



Penicillin distribution - ANSWER -Well distributed to most body tissues

-Penetration to CSF and eye tissues poor in absence of inflammation

bacteriostatic drugs - ANSWER clindamycin

macrolides

sulfonamides

tetracyclines



When is empiric therapy used? - ANSWER when treatment is started without cultures or when
culture results are not back yet



who needs empiric therapy - ANSWER critically ill pts after first set of cxs

hospitalized pts until css are available

ambulatory pts based on clinical presentation



narrow-spectrum penicillinase sensitive drugs - ANSWER penicillin G

penicillin V



narrow-spectrum penicillinase sensitive susceptible pathogens - ANSWER streptococci, Neisseria,
anaerobes



narrow-spectrum penicillinase resistant drugs - ANSWER naficillin

oxacillin

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