Antibiotics — Flashcards

Antibiotics are associated with vitamin _____ deficiency due to activity against colonic bacteria

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

Macrolides (azithromycin) treat atypical "walking" pneumonia caused by _____, Chlamydia, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Pyrazinamide is activated to its active metabolite _____ in the host phagolysosome

A 3rd generation cephalosporin (Ceftriaxone) indicated for patients who have Lyme disease that is _____

Should you ever treat active tuberculosis with a monotherapy? _____

Anti-staph penicillins are ineffective against which bug and why? _____

_____ are protein synthesis inhibitors that bind to the 30s subunit and can be used in the treatment of acne.

What generation of cephalosporins have coverage against vancomycin-intermediate staph aureus (VISA)? _____

The treatment for Neisseria gonorrhoeae is _____ + azithromycin or doxycycline for possible chlamydia infection