Antibiotics — Flashcards

_____ is a protein synthesis inhibiting antibiotic that is known to treat anaerobic infections above the diaphragm (e.g. aspiration pneumonia, lung abscesses, oral infections).

Daptomycin is bacterio-_____

Vancomycin _____ penetrate the CNS

Which antibiotic binds to the 50S ribosomal subunit and inhibits formation of the initiation complex?_____

What enzyme levels should be monitored in a patient on daptomycin?_____

What renal adverse effect is precipitated by use of expired tetracyclines?_____

Which treatment for SIADH may end up causing nephrogenic diabetes insipidus? _____

Which antibiotic inserts itself into the cell wall,causing depolarization of the cell membrane?_____

What class of drugs does actinomycin D belong to?_____

_____ is an aminopenicillin that should be used to treat Lyme disease in pregnant women and children.