IID 20: Antimicrobial Stewardship and Resistance

Question 1

What antibiotics target the cell wall?

Answer 1

• beta-lactams
• vancomycin

Question 2

What antibiotics target DNA/RNA synthesis?

Answer 2

• fluoroquinolones
• rifamycins

Question 3

What antibiotics target folate synthesis?

Answer 3

• trimethoprim
• sulfonamides

Question 4

What antibiotics target the cell membrane?

Answer 4

daptomycin

Question 5

What antibiotics target protein synthesis?

Answer 5

• linezolid
• tetracyclines
• macrolides
• aminoglycosides

Question 6

Efflux pumps is a mechanism of antibiotic resistance to what antibiotics?

Answer 6

• fluoroquinolones
• aminoglycosides
• tetracyclines
• beta-lactams
• macrolides

Question 7

Immunity and bypass is a mechanism of antibiotic resistance to what antibiotics?

Answer 7

• tetracyclines
• trimethoprim
• sulfonamides
• vancomycin

Question 8

Target modification is a mechanism of antibiotic resistance to what antibiotics?

Answer 8

• fluoroquinolones
• fiamycins
• vancomycin
• penicillins
• macrolides
• aminoglycosides

Question 9

Enzyme inactivation is a mechanism of antibiotic resistance to what antibiotics?

Answer 9

• beta-lactams
• aminoglycosides
• macrolides
• rifamycins

Question 10

What are the core elements of antimicrobial stewardship programs?

Answer 10

• commitment
• action/accountability
• pharmacy expertise
• education
• surveillance/tracking
• reporting