Antibiotics and Gram Pos/Neg

Question 1

Aminoglycosides

Answer 1

Only targets gram negative aerobic bacteria

Question 2

Aminoglycosides plus beta-lactam antibiotics

Answer 2

Gram-positive enterococci

Question 3

Sulfanomides (antimetabolite)

Answer 3

Gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria

Question 4

Trimethoprim (antimetabolite)

Answer 4

Gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria

Question 5

Tetracyclines

Answer 5

Wide variety of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria
Atypicals

Question 6

Narrow Spectrum Beta Lactamase Susceptible Medications (penicillin)

Answer 6

Common gram-positive bacteria
Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria
Spirochetes

Question 7

Broad Spectrum Beta Lactamase Susceptible Medications (penicillin)

Answer 7

Wide variety of gram-negative bacteria
Can treat gram-positive bacteria, but not as potent

Question 8

Very Narrow Spectrum Beta Lactamase Resistant Medications (penicillin)

Answer 8

Gram-positive bacteria

Question 9

1st Generation Cephalosporins

Answer 9

Gram-positive bacteria
A few gram-negative bacteria that causes UTI’s

Question 10

2nd Generation Cephalosporins

Answer 10

Gram-positive bacteria
More gram-negative bacteria than 1st generation

Question 11

3rd Generation Cephalosporins

Answer 11

More effective against gram-negative bacteria
Less effective against gram-positive

Question 12

4th Generation Cephalosporins

Answer 12

As effective against gram-negative bacteria as 3rd generation
Comparable to 1st generation coverage of gram postive infections

Question 13

5th Generation Cephalosporins

Answer 13

Broad spectrum gram-positive and gram-negative coverage

Question 14

Metronidazole

Answer 14

Anaerobic bacterial infections
Protozoan infections

Question 14

Fluoroquinolones

Answer 14

Gram-negative bacteria
Certain mycobacteria

Question 15

Chloramphenicol

Answer 15

Aerobic and anaerobic gram-negative and gram-positive

Question 16

Macrolides

Answer 16

Gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria
Azithromycin covers atypicals

Question 17

Lincosamides

Answer 17

Anaerobic gram-positive bacterial infections of the lungs and mouth
Anaerobes

Question 18

Oxazolidinones

Answer 18

Wide variety of gram-positive bacteria

Question 19

Bactoprenol Inhibitors

Answer 19

Gram-positive bacteria
Also anaerobic cocci

Question 20

Beta Lactamase Inhibitors

Answer 20

Gram-negative bacteria

Question 21

Carbapenems

Answer 21

Covers most gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria
Cover anaerobes

Question 22

Monobactams

Answer 22

Gram-negative bacteria
Ineffective against gram-positive bacteria

Question 23

Glycopeptides

Answer 23

Most often used to treat gram-positive bacteria