Antimicrobial classes - block 18a

Question 1

B-lactamase resistant penicillin spectrum

Answer 1

strep & staph

-NOT enterococci, anaerobes, G- cocci or bacilli

Question 2

Broad spectrum penicillin spectrum

Answer 2

same as natural spectrum, + more G- bacilli

• 2 GIT: Salmonella, Shigella
• 2 UTI: E. coli, Proteus
• 2 Resp: H. influenzae, Pertussis

Question 3

Extended spectrum penicillin spectrum

Answer 3

• anti pseudomonal
• same as natural spectrum + G- bacilli (KEEPS)
• Klebsiella, E. coli, Enterobacter, Proteus, Serratia

Question 4

1st Gen Cephalosporin spectrum

Answer 4

G+ cocci: S. aureus, S. epidermidis; S. pneumoniae, S. pyogenes, anaerobic strep
G- bacilli: E. coli, K. pneumoniae, P. mirabilis

Question 5

2nd Gen Cephalosporin spectrum

Answer 5

G+ cocci: S. pneumoniae, S. pyogenes, anaerobic strep
G- cocci: N. gonorrhea
G bacilli: Enterobacter aerogenes, E. coli, H. influenzae, K. pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis

Question 6

3rd Gen Cephalosporin spectrum

Answer 6

G- cocci: N. gonorrhea

G- bacilli: E. aerogenes, E. coli, K. pneumoniae, P. mirabilis, H. influenzae, P. aeruginosa

Question 7

4th Gen Cephalosporin spectrum

Answer 7

Wide spectrum G+ & G-

Question 8

Carbapenem spectrum

Answer 8

G+ cocci: S. aureus, S. epidermidis, S. pneumoniae, Strep A, B and C, Enterococcus faecalis
G- cocci: N. meningitidis, N. gonorrhea

Question 9

Natural Penicillin Spectrum

Answer 9

• G+ cocci: S. aureus, S, epidermidis, Strep pneumoniae, viridans & pyogenes
• G- cocci: N. gonorrhea, N. meningitidis
• G+ bacilli: B. anthraxis, C. diphtheriae
• Anaerobes (non-B-lactamase producing): C. tetani, C. perfringens
• Spirochaetes: T. pallidum