Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

_____ and azithromycin are protein synthesis inhibitors that can be used to treat atypical pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia.

_____ candidiasis can be treated with Nystatin

The mnemonic CAMPFIRE can be used to remember the drugs effective against Pseudomonas aeruginosa_____AminoglycosidesMonobactams (aztreonam)Polymixins (polymixin B, colistin)Fluoroquinolones (cipro, levofloxacin)thIRd and fourth-gen cephalosporins (ceftazidime, cefepime)Extended spectrum (antipseudomonal) penicillins (piperacillin, ticarcillin)

Commonly used oral antibiotics for early Lyme disease: _____ and Amoxicillin

_____ is an antimicrobial that inhibits the sigma subunit of RNA polymerase

Linezolid has activity against resistant organisms, including _____ and VRE

_____ and nafcillin are penicillinase-resistant penicillins that are acid susceptible

_____ are commonly used in patients that cannot tolerate aminoglycosides due to renal insufficiency.

_____ is an antimicrobial that contains a nitro group allowing it to act as an electron sink

Linezolid binds to the _____ ribosomal subunit and inhibits formation of the initiation complex