Antibiotics — Flashcards

Flashcard 401: Treatment of choice for *Pasteurella multocida* is _____

Answer: penicillin

Extra: *Pasteurella multocida* is a gram-negative coccobacillus commonly found in the oral cavity of dogs and cats.

Flashcard 402: Are Listeria, MRSA, or Enterococcus covered by 1st–4th generation cephalosporins? _____

Answer: NO

Flashcard 403: Clindamycin is bacterio-_____

Answer: static

Flashcard 404: 1st generation cephalosporins can treat UTIs caused by what bacteria? _____

Answer: Proteus, E. coli, Klebsiella - PEcK

Flashcard 405: Mechanism of resistance of linezolid includes a(n) _____ mutation of the _____

Answer: point

Extra: Resistance to linezolid typically occurs via a point mutation of the 23S rRNA (part of the 50S subunit), which prevents the drug from binding.

Flashcard 406: What drug is an inhibitor of prokaryotic RNA polymerase? _____

Answer: Rifampin

Flashcard 407: Active Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is treated with RIPE therapy: - R_____ - Isoniazid - Pyrazinamide - Ethambutol (or streptomycin)

Answer: ifampin

Flashcard 408: Clindamycin can be used to treat infection by _____; can be acquired from road-rash

Answer: Clostridium perfringens

Flashcard 409: _____ are used to treat ana-erobic infections

Answer: Carbapenems

Flashcard 410: What drug is second line in the treatment of Bacillus anthracis? _____

Answer: Doxycycline