Prophylaxis

Question 1

prophylaxis: endocarditis with surgical or dental procedures

Answer 1

penicillin

Question 2

prophylaxis: gonorrhea

Answer 2

ceftriaxone

Question 3

prophylaxis: hx of recent UTIs

Answer 3

TMP-SMX

Question 4

prophylaxis: menigococcal infection

Answer 4

ciprofloxacin, or rifampin for kids

Question 5

prophylaxis: preg woman with group B strep

Answer 5

ampicillin

Question 6

prophylaxis: prevention of gonococcal or chlamydial conjunctivitis in newborn

Answer 6

erythromycin ointment

Question 7

prophylaxis prevention of postsurgical infection from S. aureus

Answer 7

cefazolin

Question 8

prophylaxis: CD4<200 in HIV pt

Answer 8

give TMP-SMX to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia

Question 9

prophylaxis: CD4< 100 in HIV

Answer 9

give more TMP-SMX to continue protection against pneumocystis pneumonia and to prevent toxoplasmosis

Question 10

prophylaxis: CD4 < 50 in HIV

Answer 10

give azithromycin to prevent MAC

Question 11

One important consideration with linezolid

Answer 11

(remember that linezolid is a bacterial protein synthesis inhibitor that binds bacterial 50S). it can cause serotonin syndrome