Term
| Drug of choice for legionellosis |
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Definition
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Term
| Chlamydial urogenital infections during pregnancy (tetracyclines are contraindicated |
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Definition
| Macrolides (Erythromycin,Azithromycin), Amoxacillin |
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Term
| Most common side effect of Macrolides? |
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Definition
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Term
| Describe mechanism of resstance to macrolides |
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Definition
| methylase enzyme adds a meythl group to ribosomal binding site |
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Term
| Mechnism of Action of Clindamycin |
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Definition
| Like macrolids, inhibits transfer of peptidyl tRNA from the A site to the P site |
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Term
| Therapeutic use of clindamyci? |
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Definition
| Baceroides fragilis (anaerobic) |
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Term
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Definition
| Rashs, Pseudomembranou colitis |
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Term
| Mechanism of action of Linezolid? |
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Definition
| Prevents fomation of 70s Initiation Complex |
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Term
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Definition
| VRE (Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium), VRSA (Voancymycin resistand S. auresus), MSSA/ MRSA, (Methicilli susceptible & resistant S.aureus-nosocomial pnumonia) |
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Term
| What type of effect does Quinupristin/Dalfopristin have? |
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Definition
| BACTERICIDAL, LONG POST-ANTIBIOTIC EFFECT |
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Term
| Uses of Quinupristin/Dalfopristin? |
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Definition
| VRE (Vancomycin resistant Enterococus faecium) |
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