Aşağıdaki bakterilerden hangisine betalaktam antibiyotikler etkisizidir?
A) Staphylococcus aureus
B) Enterococcus faecalis
C) Üreaplasma ürealyticum
D) Streptococcus pneumoniae
E) Beta hemolitik streptokoklar
Cevap – C
Since Mycoplasma and Ureoplasma do not have a cell wall, they are not affected by beta-lactam antibiotics, which are cell wall inhibitors. Betalactams and glycopeptides block transpeptidation.
Betalactams (penicillins, cephalosporins, monobactams, carbapenems) bind to transpeptidases (PBPs) that catalyze the last cross-linking step of peptidoglycan synthesis.
Glycopeptides (vancomycin, tecoplanin) bind to cell wall precursors through the D-alanyl-D-alanine part.
There is no cross-resistance between beta-lactams and glycopeptides because their targets are different.