Antibiotic Uses

Question 1

How would you treat a patient with a CURB65 score of 0-2?

Answer 1

Amoxicillin

Doxycycline if penicillin allergic

Question 2

How would you treat a patient with a CURB65 score of +3?

Answer 2

IV Co-amoxiclav + Clarithromycin

Levofloxacin if penicillin allergic

Question 3

How would you treat mild HAP?

Answer 3

Amoxicillin + metronidazole

Question 4

How would you treat severe HAP?

Answer 4

IV amoxicillin + metronidazole + gentamicin

Question 5

How would you treat pneumonia caused by Strep. Pneumonia?

Answer 5

Amoxicillin

Question 6

How would you treat pneumonia caused by Legionella?

Answer 6

Levofloxacin

Question 7

How would you treat pneumonia caused by haemophilus influenza?

Answer 7

Amoxicillin

Question 8

How would you treat pneumonia caused by Klebsiella?

Answer 8

Cefotaxime

Question 9

How would you treat pneumonia caused by pseudomonas?

Answer 9

Ciprofloxacin

Question 10

How would you treat pneumonia caused by mycoplasma?

Answer 10

Doxycycline

Question 11

How would you treat pneumonia caused by Chlamydophila?

Answer 11

Doxycycline

Question 12

How would you treat pneumonia caused by Psittaci?

Answer 12

Doxycycline

Question 13

How would you treat pneumonia caused by Burnetti?

Answer 13

Doxycycline

Question 14

How would you treat pneumonia caused by Jiroveci?

Answer 14

Co-Trimoxazole

Question 15

How would you treat mild C.Diff?

Answer 15

Metronidazole

Question 16

How would you treat severe C.Diff?

Answer 16

ORAL vancomycin

Question 17

How would you treat recurrent C.Diff?

Answer 17

Fidaxomicin

Question 18

Which antibiotic is broad spectrum treatment for gram negative organisms?

Answer 18

Gentamicin

Question 19

Which antibiotic is broad spectrum for gram positive organisms?

Answer 19

Amoxicillin

Question 20

What is the treatment for anaerobic organisms?

Answer 20

Metronidazole

Question 21

What is the treatment for coliforms?

Answer 21

Gentamicin

Question 22

What is the treatment for enterococcus infection?

Answer 22

Amoxicillin

Question 23

How do you treat MRSA?

Answer 23

Vancomycin

Question 24

How do you treat H.Influenzae causing a COPD exacerbation?

Answer 24

Amoxicillin

Question 25

How do you treat H.Influenzae causing epiglottitis?

Answer 25

Ceftriaxone

Question 26

How do you treat TB?

Answer 26

RIPE (for 2 months) Rifampicin, Isoniazide, Pyrazinamide, ethambutol RI for 4 months

Question 27

How do you treat food poisoning from campylobacter?

Answer 27

Ciprofloxacin

Question 28

How do you treat food poisoning from Shigella and salmonella?

Answer 28

Ciprofloxacin

Question 29

How do you treat endocarditis caused by Strep.Viridans?

Answer 29

IV Benzylpenicillin + gentamicin

Question 30

How do you treat endocarditis caused by Staph. Epidermidis?

Answer 30

IV Vancomycin and Gentamicin

Question 31

Which antibiotic is given as prophylaxis in patients with oesophageal varices?

Answer 31

Cefotaxime

Question 32

Which antibiotic treats infection by staph.aureus?

Answer 32

Flucloxacillin

Question 33

Which antibiotics are given for ascending cholangitis?

Answer 33

Cefotaxime + Metronidazole OR Amoxicillin + Metronidazole + Gentamicin

Question 34

Which antibiotics are given for intra-abdominal sepsis?

Answer 34

IV amoxicillin + Metronidazole + Gentamicin

Question 35

What antibiotic is given IV in acute cholecystitis?

Answer 35

Cefotaxime

Question 36

What therapy is given for eradication of H.Pylori?

Answer 36

Omeprazole (PPI) + Clarithromycin + Amoxicillin/metronidazole

Question 37

Which antibiotic is given in an amoebic liver abscess?

Answer 37

Metronidazole

Question 38

How is infection by giardia treated?

Answer 38

Metronidazole

Question 39

What antibiotic is given in mild bronchiectasis?

Answer 39

Cefaclor/Ciprofloxacin

Question 40

What antibiotic is given in persistent bronchiectasis?

Answer 40

Ceftazidime

Question 41

Which antibiotic is first line for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis?

Answer 41

Co-Trimethazole

Question 42

How is tropical spure treated?

Answer 42

Tetracycline