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Antimicrobial Drugs - Buzzwords

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Title: Antimicrobial Drugs - Buzzwords
Description: Important concepts and terms associated with antimicrobial drugs, including drug targets, adverse effects, etc.
Number of Cards: 50
Author: cypau12
Created: 2005-09-21
Tags: antibiotics antimicrobial antimicrobials antimicrobials2 buzz buzzword buzzwords drugs drugs--buzzwords drugs-buzzwords microbiology pharm pharm-micro-buzz-words pharma pharmacology pharmacy tx usmle yes
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Question Answer Note/Hint
Calcium chelator Tetracycline
Brown teeth Tetracycline
Gray-baby syndrome Chloramphenicol
Oto- and nephrotoxicity Vancomycin, aminoglycosides
Optic neuritis Ethambutol
Polyarthralgia Pyrazinamide
Induces cytochrome P450 Rifampin
Red-man syndrome Vancomycin
Pseudomembranous colitis Clindamycin
Kernicterus Sulfonamides
Megaloblastic anemia (supplement with vitamin B6) Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Cartilage damage, tendonitis Fluoroquinolones
Orange bodily fluids Rifampin
Fast vs. slow acetylators Isoniazid
Infusion-related toxicity Amphotericin B
D-Ala-D-Ala Vancomycin
PBP3 Aztreonam
Blocks peptidyltransferase Chloramphenicol
Blocks peptide bond formation Clindamycin
Blocks ribosomal translocation by preventing exit of tRNA Macrolides
Inhibits initiation complex, causes mRNA misreading, blocks translocation Aminoglycosides
Blocks tRNA binding to ribosome Tetracycline
Bactericidal for H. flu, S. pneumo, N. meningitidis Chloramphenicol
Blocks initiation step of protein synthesis Linezolid
PABA analogue Sulfonamides
Prevents synthesis of dihydrofolic acid Sulfonamides
Inhibits dihydropteroate synthetase Sulfonamides
Prevents synthesis of tetrahydrofolic acid Trimethoprim
Inhibits dihydrofolate reductase Trimethoprim
Resistance is due to rRNA methylation Clindamycin, macrolides
DNA gyrase, topoisomerase IV Fluoroquinolones
RNA polymerase Rifampin
Inhibits mycolic acid synthesis Isoniazid
Inhibits arabinogalactan synthesis Ethambutol
Inhibits microtubule function Griseofulvin
Inhibits beta(1,3)D-glucan synthetase Caspofungin
Binds ergosterol Amphotericin B, nystatin
Inhibits lanosterol demethylation by cytochrome P450 Azoles
Inhibits thymidylate synthase Flucytosine
Used to treat cryptococcal meningitis Flucytosine
Used for meningococcal prophylaxis Rifampin
Used to treat Pseudomonas infection in CF patients Fluoroquinolones
Used to treat nocardiosis Sulfonamides
Used to treat VRE, MRSA, PRSP Linezolid
Used to treat C. perfringens and B. fragilis Clindamycin
Used to treat Mycoplasma pneumoniae Tetracycline
Used to treat chlamydia Tetracycline
Used to treat Legionella Macrolides
Used to treat gonorrhea Ceftriaxone
Used to treat H. flu meningitis Chloramphenicol
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