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Antimicrobial MOA
Board Review
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Microbiology
Professional
02/20/2010

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Term
Block Cell Wall synthesis by inhibition of peptidoglycan cross-linking
Definition
Penicillin, Ampicillin, Ticarcillin, Piperacillin, Imipenem, Aztreonam, Cephalosporins
Term
Block peptidoglycan synthesis
Definition
Bacitracin, Vancomycin
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Disrupt bacterial cell membranes
Definition
Polymyxins
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Block nucleotide synthesis
Definition
Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim
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Block DNA topoisomerase
Definition
Quinolones
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Block mRNA synthesis
Definition
Rifampin
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Block protein synthesis at 50S ribosomal subunit
Definition
Chloramphenicol, Macrolides, Clindamycin, Streptogramins (Quinupristin, Dalfopristin), Linezolid
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Block protein synthesis at the 30S ribosomal subunit
Definition
Aminoglycosides, Tetracyclines
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Bacteriostatic vs. Bactericidal Antibiotics
Definition

1. Bacteriostatic: Erythromycin, Clindamycin, Sulfamethoxazole, Trimethoprim, Tetracyclines, Chloramphenicol

 

"We're ECSTaTiC about bacteriostatics!"

 

2. Bacteriocidal: Vancomycin, Fluoroquinolones, Penicillin, Aminoglycosides, Cephalosporins, Metronidazole

 

"Very, Finely Proficient At Cell Murder"

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