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| Amikacin sulfate, Gentamicin, Kanamycin |
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AMINOGLYCOSIDES
Bactericidal Antibiotics.
Inhibit protein synthesis in susceptible strains of Gram-negative bacteria, appear to disrupt the functional integrity of bacterial cell membrane, causing cell death |
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| Amphotericin B, Butoconazle, Fluconazole |
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Antifungals
Bind to or impair sterols of fungal cell membranes, allowing increased permeability and leakage of cellular components and causing fungal cell death. |
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Antivirals
Inhibit viral DNA or RNA replication in the virus, preventing replication and leading to viral death |
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Fluoroquinolones
Antibacterials that interfere with DNA replication in susveptivle gram-negative bacteria, preventing cell reproduction and leading to death of bacteria
--cystic fibrosis w/pulmonary exacerbations |
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| Cefadroxil, Cefaclor, Cefdinir |
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Cephalosporins
Bactericidal Antibiotics, inhibiting syntheses of bacteria cell wall, causing cell death in susceptible bacteria. |
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Macrolide Antibiotics
Bacteriostatic / Bactericidal Antibiotics.
Bind to cell membranes and cause changes in protein function, leading to bacterial cell death
--acute infections |
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| DemecloCYCLINE, TetraCYCLINE |
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TETRACYCLINES,
Bacteriostatic Antibiotics.
inhibit protein syntheses, preventing replecation |
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| Balsalazide, Sulfamethoxazole |
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Bacteriostatic Antibiotics,
competitively antagonize paraminobenzoic acid, an essential component of folic acid synthesis, in susceptible gram-negative/positive bacteria, causing cell death |
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PENICILLINS,
Bactericidal Antibiotics,
inhibiting the synthesis of cell wall, causing cell death
-moderate/severe infections d/t
S.pneumococci, Staph, N. Gonorrhaeae; Lyme disease |
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