ANTIBIOTICS that inhibit NUCLEIC ACID synthesis - The name of the antibiotic, state its subclass and mode of action on which bacterium Flashcards Preview

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Trimethroprim with sulphamethoxazole

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  • Urinary infections
2
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Quinolones

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  • Quinolone
  • Gram negative
  • Gram positive strep and staphyl cocci
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Nalidixic Acid

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  • Quinolone
  • Gram negative aerobes
  • Antiseptic
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Ciproflaxicin

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  • Fluroquinolone
  • Gram negative aerobes
  • CANT BE USED IN CHILDREN
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Levofloxacin

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  • Quinolone
  • Pneumococci, chlamydia psittachi, coxiella burnetti, mycoplasma pneumoniae
  • Good against acquired pneumonia
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Nitrofurantoin

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  • UTI