Micro+Pharm

Question 1

MRSA

Answer 1

Impetigo - Topical mupirocin

Carbuncle - Incision and drainage; oral trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole or oral doxycycline

Question 2

Streptococcus pyogenes

Answer 2

Rheumatic fever

Oral penicillin V

Question 3

Mycobacterium marinum

Answer 3

Severe fish-tank granuloma w/ sporotrichoid distribution pattern

Clarithromycin + ethambutol or rifampin + ethambutol

Question 4

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Answer 4

Ecthyma gangrenosum in a burn patient

Piperacillin/tazobactam or meropenem or cefepime

Question 5

HSV-1

Answer 5

Oral herpes

Oral valacyclovir or oral famciclovir or oral acyclovir

Question 6

Neisseria meningitidis

Answer 6

Meningococcemia

Ceftriaxone

Question 7

Candida albicans

Answer 7

Intertrigo

Topical miconazole

Question 8

Treponema pallidum

Answer 8

Secondary syphilis

Penicillin G (depot IM benzathine Pen G)

Question 9

Microsporum canis

Answer 9

Tinea corporis - Topical terbinafine or “-conazole” topical antifungals

Tinea capitis - Oral terbinafine