ANTIBIOTICS

1) How do we usually fight bacteria, naturally?

2) Differentiate between bactericidal and bacteriostatic?

3)What is the single form of bacteria?

4)Why don’t doctors prescribe antibiotics for the common cold?

5) What are anaerobic bacteria?

6) Explain the purpose of a prophylactic antibacterial regimen.

7) What is a major side effect of clindamycin?

8)Why/how do bacteria become resistant?

December 5, 1791-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dies at 35-a mystery!!

Today- a common strep infection killed the maestro at the age of 35 (Annals of Internal Medicine) –HOW DOES THIS MAKE SENSE?

•Strep in the 18th c = MRSA etc in the 21st c

•Infections are increasingly difficult to stop—even with a modern arsenal of antibiotics.

•Resistant infections for which we have no effective treatment—putting us in much the same situation as those in the pre-antibiotic eraMaya Sequeria www.kevinmd.com

Mozart-Minuet

S. Aureus staph infection

Antibiotic Players

**In 3500 BC the Sumerian doctors would give patients beer soup mixed with snakeskins and turtle shells. **Babylonian doctors would heal the eyes by using an ointment made of frog bile and sour milk.**The Greeks used many herbs to heal ailments.

Modern History-Do Now-make a list!1) Louis Pasteur-bacteria kill other bacteria2) Ehrlich’s “Magic Bullets”-synthetic antimicrobial3) Sir Alexander Fleming-1929-penicillin4) Domagk-synthetic antimicrobials (sulfonamides)

Read article

http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/Antibiotics_Attack/frameset.html

Vocabulary

Antibiotic

Sterilization/disinfection/antisepsis

Selective toxicity

Bactericidal

Bacteriostatic

Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC)

Susceptibility testing

Resistance

• Medications to treat bacterial infections

• Ideally, culture of suspect area should be done BEFORE starting antibiotic

Bacterial Infections!!!

ANTIBIOTICS/ANTIMICROBIALS

ANTIBIOTICS• Selectively toxic for bacteria-targets bacterial structures– bactericidal

–ex: antibiotics that target the cell wall, w/o which, there is no osmotic pressure and the cell bursts

– bacteriostatic• no harm to patients…..•Inside the body•MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration)-next week!

antibiotic attack

What was the point of this game-what does it teach you about the different antibiotics and

their activity in the body? Research & write about their targets, side effects and effectiveness.

Antibiotic

SterilizationAntisepsis

Disinfection

Sterilization

1) All killed and non-selective

2) Methods:

• autoclaving– 121oC (heat/pressure): use

heat-resistant materials• ethylene oxide– usually equipment

• ultra-violet light– surfaces (e.g operating rooms)– not totally effective

Disinfection-substances that kill bacteria on non-living surfaces

(ex. Phenol based)-too toxic for the skin surfaces-not as effective as the extreme methods of sterilization

Antisepsis-Topical (ex. Skin)-on living tissue-Ex. Iodine or 70% alcohol-Meant to reduce the bacterial load

Antibiotic Resistance