I thought no ICU-related site is complete without a tribute to the chemical weapons we deploy in the constant violent struggle against the teeming hordes of microorganisms which threaten our precious bodily fluids. This is a list of such weapons, separating them by their functional class. The college has not asked detailed pharmacology-related questions about antibiotics since Question 5 from the second paper of 2000, where the candidates were asked to "utline the indications, contraindications, side effects and details of administration for benzyl penicillin, ciprofloxacin and cotrimoxazole.
Antibiotics which disrupt bacterial cell walls Beta-lactams
Cephalosporins
Carbapenems
Monobactams
Glycopeptides
Cyclic polypeptides
Lipopeptides
Non-selective biocides
Folate metabolism inhibitors
Antifungal drugs
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Antibiotics which interrupt protein synthesis Macrolides
Aminoglycosides
Aminocyclitols
Tetracyclines
Streptogramins
Nitrobenzenes
Lincosamides
Oxazolidinones
Fusidanes
Anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy Antiprotozoal agents
Antibiotics which disrupt DNA or RNA synthesis Fluoroquinolones
Ansamycins
Antiviral drugs
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