Antibacterial Drugs: By Diagnosis

Question 1

MRSA

Answer 1

vancomycin (1st choice), linezolid

Question 2

Clostridium difficile

Answer 2

Martha’s Vineyard Fun: metronidazole (1st choice), vancomycin, fidaxomicin

Question 3

Chlamydia

Answer 3

ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, azithromycin, erythromycin

Question 4

Clostridium perfringens

Answer 4

metronidazole, chloramphenicol, penicillin G, imipenem

Question 5

Gonorrhea

Answer 5

ceftriaxone (1st choice), azithromycin, doxycycline

Question 6

Rickettsia

Answer 6

doxycycline

Question 7

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Answer 7

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ciprofloxacin, ceftazidime, ticarcillin, tobramycin, piperacillin, norfloxacin, gentamicin

Question 8

Lyme disease

Answer 8

doxycycline (1st choice), amoxicillin

Question 9

beta-lactamase positive MSSA: one beta-lactam, one non-beta-lactam

Answer 9

beta lactam: oxacillin

non-beta lactam: linezolid

Question 10

bacterial meningitis

Answer 10

ceftriaxone + vancomycin

Question 11

penicillin-resistant Strep. pneumoniae

Answer 11

vancomycin, linezolid, TMP/SMX, clarithromycin

Question 12

Strep. A pharyngitis

Answer 12

erythromycin, clarithromycin, clindamycin

Question 13

quinolone for community-acquired pneumonia

Answer 13

moxifloxacin

Question 14

H. pylori

Answer 14

metronidazole; or clarithromycin+amoxicillin+omeprazole

Question 15

drug that treat MRSA and C. difficile

Answer 15

vancomycin

Question 16

Syphilis

Answer 16

penicillin G

Question 17

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Answer 17

piperacillin+clavulanic acid

Question 18

uncomplicated cystitis

Answer 18

TMP/SMX, ciprofloxacin, fosfomycin

Question 19

1st line for strep throat

Answer 19

Penicillin V

Question 20

otitis media by strep. pneumoniae

Answer 20

TMP/SMX, amoxicillin