Drug Of Choice- Micro

Question 0

MRSA

Answer 0

Vancomycin

Question 1

Methicillin sensitive SA

Answer 1

Penicillinase resistant penicillins (nafcillin, oxacillin, and dicloxacillin)

Question 2

VRSA

Answer 2

Linezolid

Question 3

Staph epidermidis

Answer 3

Vancomycin

Question 4

Staph saprophyticus

Answer 4

TMP SMX, quinolonesw

Question 5

Strep pyogenes

Answer 5

Pen G

Question 6

Strep agalactiae

Answer 6

Pen ag

Question 7

Group D Strep (Enterococcus Faecalis)

Answer 7

Penicillin + gentamicin; vancomycin; linozolid

Question 8

Strep Pneumoniae

Answer 8

Pen G; Levofloxacin/ vancomycin combined with ceftriaxone for penicillin resistance

Question 9

Viridians streptococci(streptococcus mutans, S. sanguis)

Answer 9

Pen G with or without an aminoglycoside; vancomycin; linezolid

Question 10

Bacillus anthracis

Answer 10

Ciprofloxacin

Question 11

Bacillus cereus

Answer 11

Symptomatic for food poisoning; vancomycin, clindamycin, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin for ophthalmitis

Question 12

Clostridium tetani

Answer 12

Penicillin; metronidazole

Question 13

Clostridium botolinum

Answer 13

Adeq ventilatory support; elimination of organism from GIT, trivalent botolinum toxin (A,B,E)

Question 14

Clostridium perfringens

Answer 14

Wound debridement and penicillin for gas gangrene; supportive management for food poisoning

Question 15

Clostridium difficile

Answer 15

Withdrawal of antibiotic, metronidazole

Question 16

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Answer 16

Antitoxin and Pen G

Question 17

Listeria monocytogenes

Answer 17

Ampicillin with or without gentamycin

Question 18

Neisseria meningitidis

Answer 18

Pen G

Question 19

Neisseria gonorrhea

Answer 19

Ceftriaxone+ gentamycin

Question 20

Haemophilus influenzae

Answer 20

Ceftriaxone

Question 21

Bordettela pertussis

Answer 21

Erythromycin

Question 22

Legionella pneumophilia

Answer 22

Azithromycin or erythromycin

Question 23

E.coli

Answer 23

Ampicillin or sulfonamides for UTI; 3rd gen cephalosporin for meningitis and sepsis; rehydration for traveler’s diarrhea

Question 24

Salmonella spo

Answer 24

Ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin; PH: amoxicillin, chloramphenicol, cotrimoxazole

Question 25

Shigella spp

Answer 25

Ciprofloxacin in severe cases

Question 26

Vibrio cholera

Answer 26

Tetracycline; azithromycin shortens duration

Question 27

Vibrio parahaemolyticus, V. Vulnificus

Answer 27

Minocycline plus fluoroquinolone of cefotaxie

Question 28

Campylobacter jejuni

Answer 28

Erythromycin for severe disease

Question 29

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Answer 29

Culture guided treatment (cephalosporins alone or with aminoglycosides)

Question 30

Proteus mirabilis

Answer 30

TMP SMX or ampicillin

Question 31

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Answer 31

Combination of active antibiotics*

Question 32

Bacteroides fragilis

Answer 32

Metronidazole, clindamycin or cefoxitin

Question 33

Brucekla abortus

Answer 33

Doxycycline plus rifampin

Question 34

Francisella tularensis

Answer 34

Streptomycin or gentamycin

Question 35

Yersinia pestis

Answer 35

Streptomycin and tetracycline

Question 36

Pasturella multicoda

Answer 36

Pen G

Question 37

Mycobacterium avium intrwcellulare complex

Answer 37

Azithromycin

Question 38

Mycobacterium leprae

Answer 38

Tuberculoid leprosy- dapsone and rifampin; lepromatous leprosy- dapsone, rifampin, clofazimine; erythema nodosum leprosum- thalidomide

Question 39

Actinomycosis

Answer 39

Pen G+ drainage

Question 40

Nocardia asteroides

Answer 40

TMP SMX + drainage

Question 41

Mycoplasma pneumonia

Answer 41

Erythromcyin or azithromycin

Question 42

Treponema pallidum

Answer 42

Benzathine penicillin

Question 43

Borrelia burgdorferi

Answer 43

Doxycycline

Question 44

Borrelia recurrentis

Answer 44

Tetracycline, erythromycin

Question 45

Leptospira interogans

Answer 45

Pen G

Question 46

Chlamydia spp

Answer 46

STD- azithromycin; conjunctivitis- erthromycin; LGV- doxycycline; psittacosis- azithromycin

Question 47

Rickettsia

Answer 47

Doxycycline

Question 48

Klebsiella granulomatis

Answer 48

Azithromycin