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1
Q

Which drugs or drug types can NOT treat MSSA?

A

Penicillin (drug, not class)
Amoxicillin (without inhibitor)

ALL DNA inhibitors

2
Q

Which important (as highlighted in class) drugs or drug types can treat MRSA?

A
  1. Vancomycin

2. Protein Synthesis Inhibitors (except Aminoglycosides)

3
Q

Which important drugs or drug types can treat MRSA?

A
  1. Ceftriaxone
  2. Macroclides
  3. Tetracycline

*specifically highlighted in class

4
Q

T/F Aminoglycosides treat E. Coli infection

A

True.

This was specifically highlighted in class.

5
Q

Almost everything is effective in treating E.coli. Which penicillin drugs are NOT?

A

Penicillin and Dicloxacillin.

6
Q

Which Drugs are used to treat Pseudomonas?

A
  1. Pip/Tazo (only penicillin)
  2. Vancomycin
  3. Aminoglycosides (because it is a gram - rod)
  4. Cipro- and Levofloxacin
7
Q

Which drug(s) best treat gonorrhoeae?

A
  1. Ceftriaxone** most important
  2. Macrolides
  3. Tetracyclines
8
Q

Which drug(s) best treat C. Diff?

A
  1. Vancomycin

2. Metronidazole

9
Q

Which drug(s) most commonly causes C. Diff super infections?

A

Clindamycin

Notice the Empty box on clindamycin and C. diff

10
Q

Which drug(s) best treat B. Fragilis?

A
  1. Amox/clav
  2. Clindamycin

Others not highlighted in class include Carbapenems, and metronidazole.

11
Q

What are the only 2 things that metronidazole treats?

A

C. Diff and B Frag.

12
Q

Which drugs treat Atypical Chlamydia and Mycoplassma?

A
  1. Macrolides
  2. Tetracyclins
  3. Fluoroquinolones (-floxacins)
13
Q

Which Fluoroquinolone does not treat pseudomonas?

A

Moxifloxacin. Pseudomonas are frequent in UTIs

14
Q

Why do we use levofloxacin for Respiratory infections and not Ciprofloxacin?

A

Levo has Gram + cocci action against Staph pyogenes and pnuemoniae.

15
Q

Which drugs can be used to treat MRSA?

A
    1. Tetracycline
    1. Clindamycin
    1. Vancomycin
      1. Sulfonamide +Trimethoprim
      2. Ceftaroline (5th gen cephalo)
  • most important.
16
Q

What is nitrofurantoin primarily used for?

A

Treating E. Coli UTIs.