Lists - PCN, Sulfa, Cephs 04

Question 1

Sulfonamides treats:

Answer 1

Gram +/-, some atypicals, Beta lactamases

Question 2

Vancomycin treats:

Answer 2

Serious Gram(+), ampicillin-resistant enterococcus, MRSA & MRSE (hospital acquired), C.Difficile

Question 3

Pen G treats:

Answer 3

Gram(+) cocci and bacilli

Question 4

Beta-lactamase resistant penicillins (CONDOM drugs) treats:

Answer 4

Staph and strep

Question 5

Anti-pseudomonal penicillins (MPCAT) (mainly pip/tazo) treats:

Answer 5

Serious, nosocomial infections caused by Gram (-) bacilli.

SPACE-M, pseudomonas aeruginosa

Question 6

1st Gen Cephalosporins treats:

Answer 6

Skin/soft tissue infections
Surgical prophylaxis
UTI

Question 7

2nd Gen Cephalosporins treats:

Answer 7

Respiratory disorders & UTI

Question 8

3rd Gen Cephalosporins treats:

Answer 8

Serious nosocomial infections due to the enterobacteriae

Question 9

4th Gen Cephalosporins treats:

Answer 9

Pseudomonal meningitis

Question 10

5th Gen Cephalosporins treats:

Answer 10

MRSA, MRSE, VISA, hVISA

Question 11

Imipenem/cillistatin (“gorilla-cillin”) treats:

Answer 11

Gram +/-, anaerobes, B.frag, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, SACE-M (only Pseudomonas is aeruginosa)
Uses: lower respiratory infections, UTI, intra-abdominal infections, gynecological infections, bacterial septicemia, bone, joint & skin infections, endocarditis, polymicrobial infections, multi-drug resistant organisms

Question 12

Aztreonam treats:

Answer 12

Gram(-) anaerobes including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, reserved for serious Gram(-) infections in the lung, bone, urinary tract, or blood

Question 13

Aminopenicillins treats:

Answer 13

AMPLE (Proteus Mirabillis, Listeria, Enterococcus),

Gram(-) SSHEMP+B: (Salmonella, Shigella, Haemophilus influenzae, Morexella cattarhalis, Proteus mirabilis, B.frag)

Question 14

Cephamycins treats:

Answer 14

Only cephalosporins with good coverage vs difficult anaerobes such as B.frag