General Coverage for Antibiotics

Question 1

Penicillins

Answer 1

• Many Gram (+) cocci,

- some Gram (-)

Question 2

Cephalosporins - 1st gen

Answer 2

• gram (+)

- Some gram (-)

Question 3

Cephalosporins - 2nd gen

Answer 3

• More gram (-)

- Similar gram (+)s as 1st gen

Question 4

Cephalosporins - 3rd gen

Answer 4

• More gram(-)
• Less gram (+)
• Some inhibit Pseudomonas

Question 5

Cephalosporins - 4th gen

Answer 5

• Better gram (+)
• Inhibit pseudomonas
• don’t bind to beta-lactamases

Question 6

Imipenem, meropenem

Answer 6

• Gram (+)
• Gram (-)
• anaerobes

Question 7

Aztreonam

Answer 7

aerobic gram (-) only

Question 8

Vancomycin

Answer 8

Gram (+) only

Question 9

Aminoglycosides

Answer 9

Aeriobic gram (-) bacilli

Question 10

Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, azithromycin, dirthromycin

Answer 10

• Gram (+)
• Mycoplasma
• Chlamydia
• Legionella

Question 11

Tetracyclines

Answer 11

• Aerobic & anaerobic gram (+) and gram (-)
• Mycoplasma
• Chlamydia

Question 12

Clindamycin

Answer 12

• Most gram (+) cocci

- Many anaerobes

Question 13

Sulfonamides

Answer 13

• Some gram (+) & gram (-)

Question 14

Quinolones

Answer 14

• Some gram (+) and most gram (-)

Question 15

Rifampin

Answer 15

Gram (+)