(Quiz) antimicrobial pearls

Question 1

otitis media and sinusitis : (4)

Answer 1

strep pneumoniae
h.flu
M. catarrhalis
viral

Question 2

pneumonia (7)

Answer 2

strep pneumoniae
s. aureus
h. flu
klebsiella
mycoplasma
chlamydia
legionella

Question 3

Diarrhea (6)

Answer 3

salmonella
shigella
campylobacter
e. coli
c. diff
bacteroides fragilis

Question 4

UTI

Answer 4

e, coli
proteus mirabilis
klebsiella
staph saphrophyticus +

Question 5

skin

Answer 5

strep/staph

Question 6

intra abdominal

Answer 6

e coli
klebiella
enterobacter
proteus

Question 7

when is combination therapy appropriate

Answer 7

febrile, leukopenic
infection w multiple pathogens
synergism (trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole)
TB
HIV

Question 8

Contraindicated in pregnancy

Answer 8

chloramphenicol-grey baby
erythromycin- cholestatic hepatitis
tetracycline-limb abnormality, dental stain, vBone growth
Fluroquinolones- cartilage abnormalities
TMP/SMX-hemolysis, ^kernicterus,

Question 9

Renally excreted abx

Answer 9

Aminoglycosides
cephalosporins
imipenem
fluoroquinolone
pcn
trimethoprim
tetracycline
vanc

Question 10

Hepatic excreted abx

Answer 10

cefoperazone
chloramphenicol
doxycycline
erythromycin
metronidazole
nafcillin
rifampin
sulfamethoxazole

Question 11

PO drugs for MRSA

Answer 11

trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
clindamycin
doxycycline
linezolid
tedizolid