Antibiotics US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Antibiotics Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 231: Tazobactam is an irreversible β-lactamase inhibitor that is combined with _____ (Zosyn)
Answer: piperacillin (antipseudomonal penicillin)
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Flashcard 232: What renal adverse effect is precipitated by use of expired tetracyclines?
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Answer: Fanconi syndrome (Type 2 Renal tubular acidosis)
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Flashcard 233: Isoniazid (INH) impacts Mycobacterial homeostasis by inhibiting the synthesis of _____.
Answer: mycolic acid
Extra: Mycolic acid is a crucial component of the mycobacterial cell wall. Resistance often occurs due to mutations in the KatG enzyme or overexpression of the target InhA.
Flashcard 234: _____ are a class of protein synthesis inhibiting antibiotics that are effective against intracellular organisms by virtue of their ability to accumulate intracellularly
Answer: Tetracyclines
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Flashcard 235: Tigecycline has _____ tissue penetration
Answer: deep
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Flashcard 236: MDR Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter baumannii are treated with _____
Answer: polymyxins B + E (colistin)
Extra: Polymyxins (Polymyxin B and Polymyxin E/Colistin) act by disrupting the bacterial cell membrane. They are typically reserved for multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative infections.
Flashcard 237: What antibiotics are the drug of choice for Enterobacter?
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Answer: Carbapenems
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Flashcard 238: Ethambutol blocks the enzyme _____, inhibiting carbohydrate polymerization at the bacterial cell wall
Answer: arabinosyl transferase
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Flashcard 239: Which bacterial ribosomal subunit is targeted by Chloramphenicol?
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Answer: 50S
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Flashcard 240: Which Topoisomerases do Fluoroquinolones inhibit?
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Answer: II and IV
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