Drug Class General Coverage

Question 1

Penicillin

Answer 1

Penicillin
Gram Positives: Strep. Pyogenes, Strep. Pneumoniae, Enterococcus Faecalis

Anaerobes: Oral

Question 2

Nafcillin

Answer 2

Penicillin
Gram Positives: Strep. Pyogenes, Strep. Pneumoniae, MSSA

Question 3

Ampicillin
Amoxicillin

Answer 3

Penicillin
Gram Positives: Strep. Pyogenes, Strep. Pneumoniae, Enterococcus Faecalis

Gram Negative: Proteus Mirabilis, N. Meningitis, H. influenzae

Anaerobes: Oral

Question 4

Amp/sulbactam
Amox/ clavulanate

Answer 4

Penicillin
Gram Positives: Strep. Pyogenes, Strep. Pneumoniae, Enterococcus Faecalis, MSSA

Gram Negative: Proteus Mirabilis, N. Meningitis, H. Influenzae, Bacteroides Fragilis

Anaerobes: Oral and Gut

Question 5

Piperacillin/ Tazobactam

Answer 5

Penicillin
Gram Positives: Strep. Pyogenes, Strep. Pneumoniae, Enterococcus Faecalis, MSSA

Gram Negative: Proteus Mirabilis, N. Meningitis, H. Influenzae, Bacteroides Fragilis, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas

Question 6

Cefazolin
Cephalexin

Answer 6

First gen

Gram Positives: Gram Positives: Strep. Pyogenes, Strep. Pneumoniae, MSSA

Gram Negative: Proteis Mirabilis, E. Coli, Klebsiella Pnemonia

Question 7

Cefuroxime
Cefoxitin
Cefotetan

Answer 7

Second gen

Gram Positives: Gram Positives: Strep. Pyogenes, Strep. Pneumoniae, MSSA

Gram Negative: Proteis Mirabilis, E. Coli, Klebsiella Pnemonia, N. Meningitis, H. Influenzae

Anaerobes: Oral

(+ Bacteroid Fragilis for Cefoxitin and Cefotetan)

Question 8

Ceftriaxone
Cefotaxime

Answer 8

Third gen
Gram Positives: Gram Positives: Strep. Pyogenes, Strep. Pneumoniae, MSSA

Gram Negative: Proteis Mirabilis, E. Coli, Klebsiella Pnemonia, Serratia, N. Meningitis, H. Influenzae, Enterobacter

Question 9

Ceftazidime

Answer 9

Third gen
Gram Positives: Gram Positives: Strep. Pyogenes, Strep. Pneumoniae

Gram Negative: Proteis Mirabilis, E. Coli, Klebsiella Pnemonia, Serratia, N. Meningitis, H. Influenzae, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas

Question 10

Cefepime

Answer 10

Fourth gen
Gram Positives: Gram Positives: Strep. Pyogenes, Strep. Pneumoniae, MSSA

Gram Negative: Proteis Mirabilis, E. Coli, Klebsiella Pnemonia, Serratia, N. Meningitis, H. Influenzae, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas

Question 11

Ceftaroline

Answer 11

Fifth gen
Gram Positives: Gram Positives: Strep. Pyogenes, Strep. Pneumoniae, MSSA, MRSA

Gram Negative: Proteis Mirabilis, E. Coli, Klebsiella Pnemonia, Serratia, N. Meningitis, H. Influenzae, Enterobacter

NO PSEUDOMONAS

Question 12

Aztreonam

Answer 12

Monobactam
Gram Negative: Proteis Mirabilis, E. Coli, Klebsiella Pnemonia, Serratia, N. Meningitis, H. Influenzae, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas

Question 13

Ertapenem

Answer 13

Carbapenem
Gram Positives: Strep. Pyogenes, Strep. Pneumoniae, MSSA

Gram Negative: Proteis Mirabilis, E. Coli, Klebsiella Pnemonia, Serratia, N. Meningitis, H. Influenzae, Enterobacter, Bacteroides fragilis

Anaerobes:

NO PSEUDOMONAS OR MRSA

Question 14

Imipenem
Meropenem
Doripenem

Answer 14

Carbapenem
Gram Positives: Strep. Pyogenes, Strep. Pneumoniae, MSSA

Gram Negative: Proteis Mirabilis, E. Coli, Klebsiella Pnemonia, Serratia, N. Meningitis, H. Influenzae, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas Bacteroides fragilis

Anaerobes: Gut and Mouth

NO MRSA