Antibiotic Spectrum Chart Quiz Flashcards

1
Q

Which drugs or drug types can NOT treat MSSA?

A

Penicillin (drug, not class)
Amoxicillin (without inhibitor)

ALL DNA inhibitors

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2
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Which important (as highlighted in class) drugs or drug types can treat MRSA?

A
  1. Vancomycin

2. Protein Synthesis Inhibitors (except Aminoglycosides)

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3
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Which important drugs or drug types can treat MRSA?

A
  1. Ceftriaxone
  2. Macroclides
  3. Tetracycline

*specifically highlighted in class

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4
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T/F Aminoglycosides treat E. Coli infection

A

True.

This was specifically highlighted in class.

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5
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Almost everything is effective in treating E.coli. Which penicillin drugs are NOT?

A

Penicillin and Dicloxacillin.

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6
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Which Drugs are used to treat Pseudomonas?

A
  1. Pip/Tazo (only penicillin)
  2. Vancomycin
  3. Aminoglycosides (because it is a gram - rod)
  4. Cipro- and Levofloxacin
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7
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Which drug(s) best treat gonorrhoeae?

A
  1. Ceftriaxone** most important
  2. Macrolides
  3. Tetracyclines
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8
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Which drug(s) best treat C. Diff?

A
  1. Vancomycin

2. Metronidazole

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9
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Which drug(s) most commonly causes C. Diff super infections?

A

Clindamycin

Notice the Empty box on clindamycin and C. diff

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10
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Which drug(s) best treat B. Fragilis?

A
  1. Amox/clav
  2. Clindamycin

Others not highlighted in class include Carbapenems, and metronidazole.

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11
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What are the only 2 things that metronidazole treats?

A

C. Diff and B Frag.

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12
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Which drugs treat Atypical Chlamydia and Mycoplassma?

A
  1. Macrolides
  2. Tetracyclins
  3. Fluoroquinolones (-floxacins)
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13
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Which Fluoroquinolone does not treat pseudomonas?

A

Moxifloxacin. Pseudomonas are frequent in UTIs

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14
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Why do we use levofloxacin for Respiratory infections and not Ciprofloxacin?

A

Levo has Gram + cocci action against Staph pyogenes and pnuemoniae.

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15
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Which drugs can be used to treat MRSA?

A
    1. Tetracycline
    1. Clindamycin
    1. Vancomycin
      1. Sulfonamide +Trimethoprim
      2. Ceftaroline (5th gen cephalo)
  • most important.
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16
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What is nitrofurantoin primarily used for?

A

Treating E. Coli UTIs.