PCN Family
This bactericidal drug class treats gram positive bacterial infections and has many interactions with other medications.
What is the penicillin class?
This causes red man syndrome.
What is rapid administration of vancomycin?
These concentrated glycoproteins can attack viruses.
What are immunoglobulins?
This organism can cause thrush.
What is Candida albicans?
The nurse knows that this type of infection does not occur in the hospital.
What is community-associated infection?
This is a concern with penicillin class medications and the trade name.
What is failure to recognize drug allergies?
Tetracycline should not be administered to children younger than 8 years old for this reason.
What is dental discoloration?
Some antivirals destroy viruses directly, while some act in this way to inhibit viral infection.
What is interfere with viral replication?
Women who have diabetes mellitus, are pregnant or are taking oral contraceptives are more susceptible to this.
What is vaginal candidiasis?
MRSA is the most common of this type of infection.
What is health care associated infection?
This is a concern related to penicillin class medications and their derivatives (distant cousins).
What is cross-reactivity induced allergy?
This broad spectrum antibiotic class has a black box warning about fetal harm and breastfed infants.
What are aminoglycosides?
This antiviral is used to treat shingles and herpes, as well as other viruses.
What is acyclovir?
These medications causes holes in the fungal cell walls and cause death of the cell.
What is fluconazole?
The nurse knows that this is the most important step in preventing health care acquired infections.
What is proper hand hygiene?
This occurs when antibiotics are administered in high doses or for a longer time resulting in this condition.
What is a superinfection?
This class of medications are one of the first groups of antimicrobials and is used prophylactically for HIV.
What are sulfonamides?
These are two potential concerns with taking acyclovir.
What is nephrotoxicity and a lowered seizure threshold?
This medication is used to treat severe fungal infections.
What is amphotericin B?
The nurse knows it is important to monitor for these signs and symptoms of superinfection.
What are fever, perineal itching, cough, lethargy, or any unusual discharge?
These antibiotics are similar in structure to penicillins and so are considered derivatives or cousins of penicillin.
What are monobactams, cephalosporins, carbapenems?
This class of antimicrobials is used to treat legionnaire's disease and whooping cough.
What are macrolides?
This medication treats influenza infection and must be started within two days of start of infection.
What is oseltamivir?
These are contraindications to use of amphotericin B.
What are liver failure, renal failure, and drug allergy?
The nurse is aware that medications names may sound alike or have similar spellings so it is important to do this.
What is check the name of the medication carefully before administration?