Antibitotic Kahoot Quiz Flashcards
Unnecessary or Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing increases the emergence and spread of resistant bacteria.
True or False?
True
Which of the following is NOT a way that a bacterium can acquire antibiotic resistance?
- Resistance gene acquired from host cell.
- Resistance gene acquired from the environment.
- exchanging DNA with another bacterium.
- From a bacteriophage (Virus)
- Resistance gene acquired from host cell.
To which antibiotic is this organism most likely to be resistant?
+ Case study
A 44-year-old man needs antibiotic treatment for an infection with a penicillinase-producing strain of Staphylococcus Aures.
- Benzylpenicillin
- Co-amoxiclav
- Flucloxacillin
- Vancomycin.
- Benzylpenicllin
Which of the following drugs is a narrow-spectrum antibiotic used to treat Strep? Throat (Gram +ve ).
- Clarithromycin
- Amoxicillin
- Penicillin V
- Doxycycline
- Penicillin V
Which antibiotic is only effective against gram +ve bacteria?
- Amoxicillin
- Clarithromycin
- Doxycycline
- Vancomycine
- Vancomycin
Vancomycin is a big molecule that can’t get through the membrane’s outer layer of a gram - ve.
What are the three broad-spectrum antibiotics?
- Amoxicillin
- Doxycycline
- Clarithromycin
Which B-lactam antibiotic inhibits peptidoglycan cross-linking but is only effective against gram-negative bacteria?
- Amoxicillin
- Meropenem
- Aztreonam
- Cefuroxime
Aztreonam
It only works on one form of these enzymes, which you only find in gram-negative bacteria.
Which antibiotic should not be taken with alcohol?
- Trimethoprim
- Doxycycline
- Metronidazile
- Amoxicillin
Metronidazole.
Which antibiotic is contraindicated at his age?
Case study ++
A 4- year old boy is found to have pnuemonia
- Amoxicillin
- Cefotaxime
- Clarithromycin
- Doxycycline
Doxycycline
Which pair of antibiotics increase the QT interval on the ECG, with the potential to cause cardiac arrhythmias?
- Doxycycline and Lymecycline
- Clarithromycin and ciprofloxacin
- Vancomycin and gentamicin
- Amoxicillin and Cpehalecin
Clarithromycin and Ciprofloxacin
Which antibiotic is most likely to have caused these adverse effects?
A 56-year-old man noticed tinnitus and dizziness after discharge from the hospital, where he was treated for severe pneumonia with the variety of antibiotics shown below.
- Gentamicin
- Doxycycline
- Co-amaoxiclav
- Clarithryomycin
Gentamicin
Which option would provide the most immediate cause of action?
+ Case study
You are called urgently to a ward to review an 18-year-old girl who appeared toom an allergic reaction after receiving be suffering fr co-amoxiclav for a UTI. She was not previously known to be allergic to penicillin. She seemed to be unwell; her symptoms included throat swelling and hypotension.
- Attempt to induce emesis
- Secure Airway
- Administer Hydrocortisone
- Administer IM adrenaline.
- Secure Airway
Which pair of antibiotics both require the measurement of drug levels in plasma?
- Vancomycin and gentamicin
- Amoxicillin and clavulanic acid
- Doxycycline and Clarithromycin
- Nitrofurantoin and Trimethrprin
- Vancomycin and Gentamycin
Which antibiotic is most appropriate to treat an uncomplicated UTI?
Nitrafurantoin.
Which would be the most appropriate alternative therapy to treat her chest infection?
A 22-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with an erythematous rash after starting amoxicillin for a chest infection. She has NKDA.
- Co-Amoxiclav
- Levofloxacin
- Cefotaxime
- Clarithromycin
- Clarithromycin
