TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 20. Infectious Disease A1 - Lowry, Adam W. A1 - Bhakta, Kushal Y. A1 - Nag, Pratip K. Y1 - 2011 N1 - T2 - Texas Children's Hospital Handbook of Pediatrics and Neonatology AB - Table Graphic Jump Location|Download (.pdf)|PrintPenicillinsBactericidal: Inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis via competitive inhibition of transpeptidaseClassExamplesAntimicrobial SpectrumAdverse EffectsMiscellaneousNarrow spectrum (β-lactamase susceptible)Penicillin G (IV)Benzathine penicillin G (IM)Procaine penicillin G (IM)Penicillin V (PO)Streptococcus Group A, B, viridansMost Streptococcus pneumoniaeTreponema pallidumNeisseria meningitidisActinomyces spp.Pasteurella multocidaSome anaerobesAnaphylaxisRashDrug feverBone marrow suppressionHemolytic anemiaInterstitial nephritisRenal impairmentPenicillin V is acid stable in the stomachResistance caused by degradation of antibiotic by bacterial penicillinasesAminopenicillinsAmpicillin (IV, IM, PO)Amoxicillin (PO)Streptococcus Group A, B, viridansS. pneumoniaeEnterococcus spp.Listeria monocytogenesHaemophilus influenzae if β-lactamase negativeKingella kingaeSome gram- negative organisms: Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Proteus spp.GI disturbanceElevated LFTsBone marrow suppressionHemolytic anemiaAllergic reactionRenal impairmentBetter PO with amoxicillin than ampicillinβ-Lactamase resistant (antistaphylococcal penicillins)Nafcillin (IV)Oxacillin (IV)Dicloxacillin (PO)S. aureus (MSSA)Streptococcus Group A, B, viridansS. pneumoniaeInterstitial nephritisRenal impairmentHepatic toxicityBone marrow suppressionAllergic reactionNo activity against gram-negative organismsNafcillin causes more phlebitis than oxacillin (decreased with slow infusion, large-gauge IV)Antipseudomonal penicillinsPiperacillin (IV)Ticarcillin (IV)Carbenicillin (PO)Pseudomonas aeruginosaStreptococcus Group A, B, viridansS. pneumoniaeEnterococcus spp.Some gram-negative → Escherichia coli, Enterobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Proteus spp., Citrobacter spp., Haemophilus spp.Neisseria spp.Platelet dysfunctionHigh Na loadHypokalemiaSerum sicknessBone marrow suppressionRenal impairmentS. viridans and Enterococci are only 30%-60% susceptiblePenicillin + β-lactamase inhibitorAmoxicillin + clavulanate (PO)Ticarcillin + clavulanate (IV)Ampicillin + sulbactam (IV)Piperacillin + tazobactam (IV)Streptococcus Group A, B, viridansS. pneumoniaeEnterococcus spp.S. aureus (MSSA)Gram-negative organisms: E. coli, Klebsiella spp., Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Proteus spp., Aeromonas spp., Pasteurella multocidaP. aeruginosa (piperacillin/tazobactam and ticarcillin/ clavulanate)AnaerobesGI disturbanceDiarrhea (especially amoxicillin/clavulanate)RashRenal impairmentS. viridans and Enterococci are only 30%–60% susceptible to ticarcillin/clavulanate and piperacillin/tazobactam SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/24 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7441352 ER -