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base structure of carbapenem is ____-membered carbon ring fused to _____

- 5

- beta-lactam

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modifications at ____ and ____ of carbapenem improve stability, spectrum of activity, and lower epileptogenic potential

C3

C4

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3 types of carbapenem

imipenem

meropenem

doripenem

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imipenem is vulnerable to renal ____ and _____ potential due to ___ group

DHP-1

epileptogenic

H

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meropenem has ___ on C__ to allow it to be stable to ____, less ____ potential and increased ____ activity

- CH3

- C4

- DHP1

- epileptogenic

- gram-negative

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spectrum of activity of carbapenem depends on varying affinity to ____

PBP

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meropenem brand name...

merrem

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imipenem/cilastatin brand name

primaxin

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does meropenem or imipenem/cilastatin have lower protein binding?

meropenem

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can carbapenems penetrate CSF

yes, better with inflammation

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carbapenems have SHORTEST/LONGEST T/MIC requirement

shortest

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which of the following gram + do meropenem and imipenem/cilastatin have activity against?

a. streptococcus spp.

b. s. pneumoniae

c. viridans strep

d. MSSA/MSSE

e. MRSA/MRSE

f. E. faecalis

g. E. faecium

a. streptococcus spp.

b. s. pneumoniae

c. viridans strep

d. MSSA/MSSE

f. e. faecalis

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which gram - do meropenem and imipenem/cilastatin have activity against?

ALL

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do meropenem and imipenem/cilastatin have activity against anaerobe?

yes, oral and gut (b. fragilis)

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meropenem and imipenem/cilastatin are stable against ____ and ____ resistance genes

- ESBL

- AmpC

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meropenem and imipenem/cilastatin have are ACTIVE/INACTIVE against mycobacterium (non-TB) but ACTIVE/INACTIVE against s. maltophilic

- active

- inactive

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if meropenem and imipenem/cilastatin are overused, they have a strong propensity for selecting resistant organisms like ______

carbapenem resistant enterobacterales (CRE)

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meropenem and imipenem/cilastatin should be last line therapy, only used if know ____-producing bacteria and gram _____ resistant to other _____

- ESBL

- negative

- beta-lactams or other agent

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ertapenem has CATIONIC/ANIONIC character, resulting in decreased penetration into _____ found in ______, but increased ______ and ______

- anionic

- porin channels

- pseudomonas

- protein binding

- half life

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ertapenem PK

--> SHORT/LONG t1/2

--> renal elimination?

--> HIGH/LOW protein binding

- LONG

- yes

- high

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which of the following gram + does ertapenem have activity against?

a. streptococcus spp.

b. s. pneumoniae

c. viridans strep

d. MSSA/MSSE

e. MRSA/MRSE

f. E. faecalis

g. E. faecium

a. streptococcus spp.

b. s. pneumoniae

c. viridans strep

d. MSSA/MSSE

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which of the following gram- do ertampenem have activity against? (pt1)

a. neisseria spp.

b. H. influenzae

c. M. catarrhalis

d. e. coli

e. klebsiella

f. p. mirabilis

all

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which of the following gram- do ertampenem have activity against? (pt2)

a. morganella spp

b. enterobacter spp

c. citrobacter spp

d. serratia spp

e. p. paeruginosa

f. acinetobacter

a. morganella spp

b. enterobacter spp

c. citrobacter spp

d. serratia spp

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do ertapenems cover anaerobes?

yes, oral and gut (b.fragilis)

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ertapenems are stable against ____ and ____ resistance

- ESBL

- AmpC

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are ertapenems ACTIVE/INACTIVE against s. maltophilia

inactive

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ertapenem is administed ___x daily

1x (ease transition)

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ertapenem can be used in...

--> ______ infection

--> ______ and structure

--> community-aquired ______

--> ______

--> _____

--> prophylaxis in ______ surgery

- intra-abdominal

- skin

- pneumonia

- UTI

- pelvis

- colorectal

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_______ is used for surgical prophylaxis in colorectal surgery

ertapenem

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utilization for ertapenem is driven by organism ______ and need for ______

- susceptibility

- once daily dosing

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which 3 organisms can cause resistance to carbapenems...

- enterobacterales

- acinetobacter

- pseudomonas

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enterobacterales/acinetobacter can cause carbapenem resistance by _______ enzymes

carbapenem-hydrolyzing

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pseudomonas can cause carbapenem resistance by decreasing _______ and adding ______

- permeability (porin channels)

- efflux

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_______ produce carbapenem resistance by inactivating carbapenem-hydrolyzing enzymes

enterobacterales/acinetobacter

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_______ produce carbapenem resistance by decreased outer membrane permeability and active efflux

pseudomonas

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if one carbapenem is resistant, are all of them?

no

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meropenem can be combined with ______ to increase coverage

vaborbactam

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imipenem/cilastatin can be combined with _____ to increase coverage

relebactam

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addition of vaborbactam to meropenem increased activity against ____, but does not enhance activity against pseudomonas or acitenobacter resistant due to _______ or _______ mutations

- CRE (KPC)

- efflux

- porin

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relebactam addition to imipenem cilastatin expands activity against _______ and carbapenem resistant ______

- CRE (KPS+OXA)

- pseudomonas

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_______ combination may have activity against nonTB mycobacterium

imipenem/cilastatin/relebactam

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_______ is expanded to carbapenem-resistant pseudonomas

imipenem/cilastat/relebactam

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which carbapenem has high epileptogenic potential?

imipenem/cilastatin

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carbapenems have an effect on _______ and can reduce these concentrations by ____%, resulting in loss of _____ control

- valproic acid

- 50%

- seizure

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______ interferes with tubular secretion of all carbapenems

probenecid

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______ is a monobactam

aztreonam

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aztreonam is a ______

monobactam

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_____ group of monobactam enhanced pseudomonas activity

carboxy

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aztreonam has high affinity for _____, which gives it gram POSITIVE/NEGATIVE, but lack affinity for _____ which gives it no gram POSITIVE/NEGATIVE

- PBP3

- gram negative

- PBP 1 or 2

- gram positive

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two formulation of aztreonam + brand name

- IV/IM: azactam

- inhalation: cayston

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PBP-3 is a ______ peptidoglycan transpeptidase contributing to _______

- septum

- cell division

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aztreonam PK

--> LONG/SHORT T1/2

--> elimination?

--> renal adjustment?

- short

- renal

- yes

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what are the 2 gram- that aztreonam does not have activity against

acinetobacter and neiserria

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does aztreoname have activity against gram+

no

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aztreonam has activity against _____ beta-lactamase, which is _____ resistant

- metall-beta-lactamase

- carbapenem

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______ has activity against metalla-beta-lactamase

aztreonam

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aztreonam is STABLE/UNSTABLE against ESBL and AmpC

unstable

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aztreonam is stable against ______ resistance and unstable against (3)

- metallo-beta-lactamase

- ESBL, KPC, AmpC

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which antibiotic is stable against metallo-beta-lactamse

aztreonam

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can aztreonam penetrate into CNS?

poor without inflammation

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common indications of aztreonam (4)

- UTI

- bacteremia

- pneumonia

- febrile neutropenia

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place in therapy of aztreonam is for patient allergic to ______ since it is structurally dissimilar

beta-lactams

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possible cross reactivity of aztreonam with _______ and ______ due to same R1 side chain

- ceftazidime

- cefiderocol

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aztreonam is active against metallo-beta-lactamase producing ______, but may not be active against metallo-beta-lactamase producing _______

- enterobacterales

- pseudomonas

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modification at C3 and C4 of carbapenems improve _______, ______ and lower ______

- stability

- spectrum of activity

- epileptogenic potential

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doripenem has less ______ side chain at position 3, so more meropenem resistant psuedomonas activity (but not used)

alkaline

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meropenem and imipenem/cilastin have miscellaneous activity against...

non-TB mycobacterium

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transhydroxyethyl part of ertapenem contributes to ______

B-lactamase stability

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1-B methyl group protects against _______ in ertapenem

hydrolysis

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________ group substitution causes ertapenem to be anionic

meta-substituted benzoic acid

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meropenem and imipenem/cilastin have activity against (3), while ertapenem does not

- e. facialus

- pseudomonas

- acinetobacter

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addition of vabrobactam to meropenam does not increase activity against _______ or _______, only increases _______

- psuedomonas

- acinetobacter

- enterobacterales (CRE)

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probenecid has drug-drug interactions with _______ and ______

- cephalosporins

- carbapenems

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resistance mechanisms to aztreonam include ______, outer membrane _______ and ______

- beta-lactamase (ESBL, AmpC, etc)

- porin

- efflux

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does aztreonam have anaerobic coverage?

no

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possible cross rxn of ________ with ceftazidine or cefiderocol

aztreonam

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are ertopenems stable against ESBL or AmpC?

yes

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addition of ______ expands activity to KPC, OXA or pseudomonas

relebactam

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_______ is does once daily

ertapenem

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doripenem has less alkaline side chain at position 6, so more activity against ________

meropenem resistant pseudomonas

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______ of ertapenem contributes to b-lactamase stability

tran-hydroxy ethyl

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_______ of ertapenem contributes against hydrolysis

1-beta methyl

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meta-substituted benzoic acid changes charge of molecule in _______ and anionic activity makes it difficult to enter _______

ertapenem

pseudomonas

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_______ is anionic, resulting in decreased penetration into porins found in pseudomonas but increase half life and protein binding

ertapenem

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______ has trans-hydroxy ethyl group and 1-beta methyl group

ertopenem