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Antibiotics (20 Cards)

Drugs for bugs

Source: coedwards

Creator: coedwards

Aminoglycoside - Streptomycin M. tuberculosum
Aminoglycoside - Gentamycin / Tobramycin Good for GNRs. Not for anaerobes
Aminoglycoside - Gentamycin / Tobramycin Typically used for bloodstream infections and UTI
Tobramycin Strong affinity for Pseudomonas
Aminoglycoside - Gentamycin / Tobramycin Workhorses. Use on aerobic Gram Neg Rods
Aminoglycosides - Streptomycin Use only in combination
Aminoglycosides - Streptomycin Used with Ampicillin for Enterococcus
Aminoglycosides - **Amikacin** Reserved for Resistant GNRs
Oxazolidinodes - Linezolid (Zivox) Inhibits 50S by binding 30S subunit
Oxazolidinodes - Linezolid (Zivox) PO/IV, Gram+, Good for resistant bugs
Oxazolidinodes - Linezolid (Zivox) Resistant Pseudomonas & Staph aureus & lung infex
Oxazolidinodes - Linezolid (Zivox) S/E Thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, anemia
Oxazolidinodes - Linezolid (Zivox) S/E Neuropathy, mitochondrial toxicity
Tetracyclines - Doxy-, Mino-, Tige- (IV/PO) Alter A site of 30S preventing tRNA binding
Tetracyclines - Doxy-, Mino-, Tige- (IV/PO) Long lasting, reversible
Tetracyclines - Doxy-, Mino-, Tige- (IV/PO) Binds metals (Ca), captures photons
Tetracyclines - Doxy-, Mino-, Tige- (IV/PO) Broad spectrum: Gram+/- & anaerobes
Tetracycline (PO) Broad spectrum, QID, lots of resistance
Doxycycline(IV/PO) Broad Spectrum, BID, for intracellular bugs
Minocycline (IV/PO) Broad Spectrum, BID, good for S. aureus (intracellular)