Antibiotics and what they treat

Question 1

Penicillins

Answer 1

Gram positive streptococci

Question 2

Nafcillin/Oxacillin

Answer 2

Gram positive: MSSA
Streptococci

Question 3

Ampicillin/Amoxicillin

Answer 3

Gram positive streptococci

Gram negative bacilli: E.coli
P. minabilius

Question 4

Cefazolin

Answer 4

Gram positive: MSSA
Streptococci

Gram negative bacilli: E. Coli
P. minabilus

Question 5

Cephalexin

Answer 5

Gram positive MSSA
Streptococci

Gram negative bacilli: E. Coli
P.Minabilus

Question 6

Ceftriaxone

Answer 6

Gram positive : MSSA
Streptococci

Gram Negative bacilli: E. Coli
P. minabilus
Klebsiella
Serratia
Enterobacter

Question 7

Ceftazidine

Answer 7

Gram postive Streptococcus

Gram negative bacilli: E.Coli
P. minabilus
Klebsiella
Pseudomonas

Question 8

Cefepime

Answer 8

Gram positive: MSSA
Strepto

Gram negative bacillus: E.Coli
P. minabilus
Klebsiella
Pseudomonas
Serratia
Enterobacter

Question 9

Carbapenem

Answer 9

For ESBLs
Everything except MRSA and Atypicals
***Ertapenem does not cover pseudomonas/enterococcal

Question 10

Ciprofloxacin

Answer 10

Gram -ve aerobes
MSSA

Question 11

Levofloxacin

Answer 11

Gram positive MSSA and Streptococci
Gram negavtive aerobes
Atypicals

Question 12

Moxifloxacin

Answer 12

Gram positive MSSA and Streptococci
Gram negative aerobes except P. aeuroginosa
Anerobes
Atypicals

Question 13

Aminoglycosides

Answer 13

Gram negative bacilli
-E. Coli
-P. minabilus
-Klebsiella
-Pseudomonas aeruginosa
-Serratia
-Citrobacter

Question 14

Clindamyacin

Answer 14

Gram positive cocci;
-MRSA
-MSSA
-Streptococci

Anerobes

Question 15

Macrolides

Answer 15

Gram positive:
-MSSA
-Streptococci

Atypicals

Question 16

Doxycycline/Tetracycline

Answer 16

Streptococci
E.Coli
P. minabilus
Atypicals

Question 17

Vancomycin

Answer 17

Gram positive:
-MRSA
-MSSA
-Streptococci