Antibiotics

Question 1

Treatment for group B streptococcus in pregnancy

Answer 1

Penicillin , Ampicillin
Cefazolin

If b lactam allergic

Erythromycin
Clindamycin

Question 2

Pin worm infection 6 yr old boy

Answer 2

Albendazole

Question 3

Withdrawal for through levels of gentamicin?

Answer 3

30 min before dosing

Question 4

Best treatment for staphylococcus aureus positive mastitis

Answer 4

Cephalexin

Question 5

Clostridia spp linked to pseudomembranous colitis

Answer 5

C. Difficile

Question 6

Carbapenemase

Answer 6

A b lactamase enzyme

Question 7

Facultative anaerobe

Answer 7

Is an aerobe but switches to anaerobe in case of absence of oxygen

Question 8

Anaerobes

Answer 8

Obligated : strictly anaerobic
Aerotolerant : can use oxygen but can tolerate it
Facultative: can also use oxygen to grow. And also grow in anaerobic situation

Question 9

H pylori infection treatment with penicillin resistance

Answer 9

Bismuth subsalicylate 2
Tetracycline 500 mg
QID
Metronidazole 500mg
Omeprazole 40 mg BID

For 14 days

Question 10

Sulfa drugs ( to avoid in sulfa allergy)

Answer 10

Sulfamethoxzole
Sulfasalazine
Dapsone
Sulfisoxazole
Sulphonamides
Furosemide other loop diuretics

Question 11

Tetracycline accumulates in which body part?

Answer 11

Bones

Question 12

Metallic taste side effect of which antibiotic

Answer 12

Metronidazole

Question 13

Enteroblus vermicularis infection

Pinworm

Answer 13

Mebendazole

Question 14

H pylori Infection. B lactam allergic

Answer 14

Omeprazole + clarithromycin + metronidazole for 14 days

If not allergic to b lactam them amoxicillin instead of metronidazole

Question 15

Similar activity to penicillin

Answer 15

Cephalexin

Question 16

Inhibits Uncoatimg of Viral RNA

Answer 16

Rimantadine
Amantadine

M2 ion channel blockers. Thus no de- enveloping of virus in cell

Question 17

Anticancer causing bone marrow

Answer 17

Daunorubicin