E01_06 Rational Antibiotic Use

Question 1

2017_Rational Antibiotic Use

Promotion of antibiotic efflux is a common mechanism of which antibiotic:

A. Penicillin
B. Clindamycin
C. Tetracycline
D. Azithromycin

Answer 1

C. Tetracycline

Question 2

2017_Rational Antibiotic Use

The penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae based on ARSP 2012 in the Philippines is:

A. Higher
B. Lower
C. The same

Answer 2

B. Lower

Question 3

2017_Rational Antibiotic Use

Cotrimoxazole resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae has:

A. Remained high
B. Remained low
C. Remained unchanged

Answer 3

A. Remained high

Question 4

2017_Rational Antibiotic Use

Which is not a drug of choice for the treatment of Salmonella

A. Levofloxacin
B. Ampicillin
C. Cotrimoxazole
D. Chloramphenicol

Answer 4

A. Levofloxacin

Contested. Sir agrees that levofloxacin can be used for treatment of the said disease. Don’t worry daw.

Question 5

2016, 2017_Rational Antibiotic Use

The drug of choice for the treatment of Neisseria based on ARSP 2012 is:

A. Third-gen cephalosporin
B. Amikacin
C. Penicillin
D. Ciprofloxacin

Answer 5

A. Third-gen cephalosporin

Question 6

2017_Rational Antibiotic Use

The main steps to prevent antimicrobial resistance is/are:

A. Prevent infection
B. Diagnose and treat effectively
C. Use antimicrobials wisely
D. All of the above

Answer 6

D. All of the above

Question 7

2017_Rational Antibiotic Use

Obtaining a positive culture of the ff. bacteria does NOT warrant antibiotic treatment:

A. S. aureus
B. Enterobacter sp.
C. Acinetobacter sp.
D. Corynebacterium sp.

Answer 7

D. Corynebacterium sp.

Question 8

2016, 2017_Rational Antibiotic Use

Clinical situation where switch therapy can be used includes:

A. UTI
B. Patient has malabsorption
C. Infective Endocarditis
D. Neonatal Sepsis

Answer 8

A. UTI

Question 9

2016, 2017_Rational Antibiotic Use

Antibiotic which has good bioavailability for both oral and parenteral form is:

A. Metronidazole
B. Amikacin
C. Oxacillin
D. Ceftriaxone

Answer 9

A. Metronidazole

Question 10

2016_Rational Antibiotic Use

Obtaining a positive culture of the ff. bacteria does not warrant antibiotic treatment:

A. S. aureus
B. Enterobacter sp.
C. Actinobacter sp.
D. Corynebacterium sp.

Answer 10

D. Corynebacterium sp.

Question 11

2018_Rational antibiotic use

Strategies to maximize T>MIC

Answer 11

Strategies include:

1. Improve PK profile within class
2. Increase dose frequency
3. Infuse continuously

> > answer for this question: Strategies except - Give whole dose in 1 day

Question 12

2018_Rational Antibiotic Use

Narrowest spectrum antibiotic

A. Meropenem
B. Oxacillin
C. Ofloxacin
D. Ceftriaxone

Answer 12

B. Oxacillin