NAPLEX antibiotics 212 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Updated 2024

MIC - ️️lowest drug concentration that prevents visibile microbial growth in 24 hours gram (+) bacteria species - ️️staph, strep, EC, clostridium, listeria which antibiotics exhibit time-dependent killing? - ️️penicillins, cephalosporins how can you increase the killing of a time-dependent antibiotic? - ️️dose more frequently, extend the infusion time example of concentration-dependent antibiotic? - ️️aminoglycosides (gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin) what are the bacteriostatic antibiotics (protein synthesis inhibitors)? - ️️macrolides aminoglycosides tetracyclines clindamycin linezolid quinupristin, dalfopristin what is the MOA of penicillins, cephalosporins, carbapenems, and vancomycin? - ️️cell wall inhibitors - bactericidal what general ADRs are the black box warning for aminoglycosides? - ️️nephrotoxicity and neurotoxicity