inhibitiorsnucleicacid Flashcards
Effective against Gram (+) and Gram (-)
Rifampin, florinated quinolones (ciproflaxin, levo, moxi), and sulfonimades (sulfamethoxazole, sulfisoxazole, sulfadiazine)
Effective against only gram (+)
fidaxomicin,
Treat UTI’s or infections of lower urinary tract
Nitrofuranoin, Fluorinated Quinolones
Cause red tears
Rifamycin
Bacteriostatic drug that inhibits nucleic acid synthesis
Sulfonamides (sulfamethoxazole, sulfisoxazole, sulfadiazone)
Inhibts folate pathway
Trimetorpim
Effective against anaerobes
metronidazole
Drug to avoid during pregnancy
metronidazole, Florinated quinolones
Broad treatment for UTI, salmonella, shigella, and pneumocystis
Trimethoprim
Used with Trimethoprim if bacteria synthesize their own folate
Sulfonmides
Used against parasites, anaerobes and Cdiff
Metrozidazole
Binds/inhibits topo II and topo IV, cause ds DNA breaks
Flourinated quinolones (flax drugs)
some of the broadest inhibitors of nucelic acids
Fluorinated Quinolones
Used to treat biological warfare
Ciprofloxacin
These drugs acquires resistance by incrased production of PABA
Sulfonamides