Antibiotics — Flashcards

Certain drugs (e.g. _____), bind to RBC membranes, leading to formation of antibodies against the drug-RBC complex (IgG-mediated hemolytic anemia)

What generation of cephalosporins can be used to treat UTI's caused by gram negative bacteria (PEcK)?_____

Ampicillin is oral and poorly absorbed, so it can be found in high concentrations in the gut.This predisposes to infection by what organism?_____

Treatment of Brucellosis includes doxycycline and _____

_____ are a class of antibiotics that are avoided in pregnancy as they cause cartilage damage.

Interstitial nephritis that develops as a result of Penicillin administration is a type _____ hypersensitivity rxn

What is used for prophylaxis of Leptospirosis?_____

Can penicillins / derivatives cause sloughing of skin at the dermal-epidermal junction? _____

C. difficile pseudomembranous colitis is classically linked to which protein synthesis inhibiting antibiotic?_____

Streptomycin is an aminoglycoside that treats tularemia caused by _____