antimicrobial therapy (quiz 1, exam 1)

Question 1

8 things to consider before giving drugs

Answer 1

1. pathogen
2. site of infection
3. characteristics of antimicrobials
4. route of administration
5. duration of therapy
6. combinations
7. monitoring of antimicrobial therapy
8. antimicrobial resistance testing

Question 2

pathogen: if the pathogen is known, a drug that is __ is chosen

Answer 2

highly selective for that bug

Question 3

pathogen: if the bug causing the illness is not know, then __ choice is made

Answer 3

an empirical treatment: choose a drug active against the most likely bug in the specific clinical setting

Question 4

pathogen: also consider __ in the specific community or hospital

Answer 4

patterns of drug resistance

Question 5

pathogen: broad spectrum drug treatment is used in cases of

Answer 5

• more severe illness and uncertainty about the bug

- in immunocompromised febrile pts

Question 6

pathogen: once the bug and its drug sensitivities are known, __

Answer 6

empirical is scaled down to definitive regimen

Question 7

aerobic gram positive bacteria

Answer 7

1. Streptococcus
2. Enterococcus
3. Staphylococcus
4. Cornybacterium
5. Listeria

Question 8

aerobic gram negative bacteria

Answer 8

1. E. coli (enterobacteriaceae)
2. Klebsiella (enterobacteriaceae)
3. Enterobacter (enterobacteriaceae)
4. Citrobacter (enterobacteriaceae)
5. Proteus (enterobacteriaceae)
6. Serratia (enterobacteriaceae)
7. Salmonella (enterobacteriaceae)
8. Shigella (enterobacteriaceae)
9. Morganella (enterobacteriaceae)
10. Providencia (enterobacteriaceae)
11. Pseudomonas
12. Heliobacter
13. Haemophilus
14. Legionella
15. Moraxella
16. Neisseria

Question 9

anaerobic gram positive bacteria

Answer 9

1. Peptococcus
2. Peptostreptococcus
3. Clostrida
4. Propionibacterium acnes

Question 10

anaerobic gram negative bacteria

Answer 10

1. Bacteroides

2. Fusobacterium

Question 11

atypicals

Answer 11

1. Chlamydia
2. Chlamydophila
3. Rickettsiae
4. Mycoplasma
5. Spirochetes (Syphilus, Lyme disease)
6. Mycobacterium

Question 12

Streptococcus

Answer 12

aerobic gram positive bacteria

Question 13

Enterococcus

Answer 13

aerobic gram positive bacteria

Question 14

Staphylococcus

Answer 14

aerobic gram positive bacteria

Question 15

Cornybacterium

Answer 15

aerobic gram positive bacteria

Question 16

Listeria

Answer 16

aerobic gram positive bacteria

Question 17

E. coli

Answer 17

(enterobacteriaceae) aerobic gram negative bacteria

Question 18

Klebsiella

Answer 18

(enterobacteriaceae) aerobic gram negative bacteria

Question 19

Enterobacter

Answer 19

(enterobacteriaceae) aerobic gram negative bacteria

Question 20

Citrobacter

Answer 20

(enterobacteriaceae) aerobic gram negative bacteria

Question 21

Proteus

Answer 21

(enterobacteriaceae) aerobic gram negative bacteria

Question 22

Serratia

Answer 22

(enterobacteriaceae) aerobic gram negative bacteria

Question 23

Salmonella

Answer 23

(enterobacteriaceae) aerobic gram negative bacteria

Question 24

Shigella

Answer 24

(enterobacteriaceae) aerobic gram negative bacteria

Question 25

Morganella

Answer 25

(enterobacteriaceae) aerobic gram negative bacteria

Question 26

Providencia

Answer 26

(enterobacteriaceae) aerobic gram negative bacteria

Question 27

Pseudomonas

Answer 27

aerobic gram negative bacteria

Question 28

Heliobacter

Answer 28

aerobic gram negative bacteria

Question 29

Haemophilus

Answer 29

aerobic gram negative bacteria

Question 30

Legionella

Answer 30

aerobic gram negative bacteria

Question 31

Moraxella

Answer 31

aerobic gram negative bacteria

Question 32

Neisseria

Answer 32

aerobic gram negative bacteria

Question 33

Peptococcus

Answer 33

anaerobic gram positive bacteria

Question 34

Peptostreptococcus

Answer 34

anaerobic gram positive bacteria

Question 35

Clostridia

Answer 35

anaerobic gram positive bacteria

Question 36

Propionibacterium acnes

Answer 36

anaerobic gram positive bacteria

Question 37

Bacteroides

Answer 37

anaerobic gram negative bacteria

Question 38

Fusobacterium

Answer 38

anaerobic gram negative bacteria

Question 39

Chlamydia

Answer 39

atypicals

Question 40

Chlamydophila

Answer 40

atypicals

Question 41

Rickettsiae

Answer 41

atypicals

Question 42

Mycoplasma

Answer 42

atypicals

Question 43

Spirochetes

Answer 43

(Syphilus, Lyme disease) atypicals

Question 44

Mycobacterium

Answer 44

atypicals