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Antibiotics Knowledge Challenge

Test your understanding of antibiotic pharmacology and its clinical applications with our engaging quiz! Designed for healthcare professionals and students alike, this quiz features 21 multiple-choice questions that cover a wide range of antibiotic-related topics.

Topics include:

Drug interactions
Side effects
Resistance mechanisms
Prophylaxis guidelines

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This antibiotic may cause hemolysis if prescribed to a patient with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

penicillin V

Neomycin

Augmentin

sulfisoxazole

Properties of tetracycline (Achromycin):

Inhibitor of bacterial cell wall synthesis

drug of choice in treating typhus

A & B

cleared primarily by the liver

Antibiotic's clearance from the body most likely influenced by severe hepatic disease:

penicillins

Clindamycin

Rifampin

B & C

Associated with "gray baby syndrome" which is characterized by pallor, cyanosis, and even death.

Tetracyclines

chloramphenicol

third-generation cephalosporins

A & B

Antimicrobial prophylaxis is regularly warranted in the following

Chronic obstructive lung disease patients

Neonates delivered by forceps

Anastomotic intestinal surgery

All of the above

Superinfections are more common with:

Use of narrow spectrum antibiotics

Short courses of antibiotics

Use of antibiotics that are completely absorbed from the small intestines

Use of antibiotic combinations covering both gram positive and gram negative bacteria

Which type of antimicrobial drug combination is most likely to exhibit antagonism:

Bactericidal + Bactericidal

Bactericidal + Bacteriostatic for a highly sensitive organism

Bactericidal + Bacteriostatic for a marginally sensitive organism

Bacteriostatic + Bacteriostatic

Prophylactic use of antibiotics is not justified in the following condition:

To prevent secondary infection in common cold

B- Thoroughly cleaned contaminated wound

Rheumatic fever in a child of 10 years

Catheterization of urethra in an elderly male

Select the 3rd generation cephalosporin that can be used only by parenteral route

Cefpodoxime proxetil

Ceftizoxime

Ceftibuten

Cefixim

Booster>>>>>A 30 years old pregnant female has cellulitis caused by MSRA. Which of the following antibiotic would be the most appropriate option for outpatient therapy?

Doxycycline

Clindamycin

Quinupristin

Tigecycline

- Ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity associated with this antibiotic:

cefotaxime (Claforan)

amikacin (Amikin)

aztreonam (Azactan)

ceftriaxone (Rocephin)

- Synergistic antimicrobial combination:

amoxicillin-clavulanate

Ampicillin -streptomycin

sulbactam-ampicillin

All of the above

While beta-lactam antibiotics remain one of the most commonly prescribed types of antibiotics, they have side effects that can range from mild to life-threatening in nature. What type of side effect is most commonly observed?

allergic reaction

Anaphylactic reaction

Aplastic anemia

D- Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis for clean elective surgery started just before operation should be continued for:

One day

Three days

Five days

Seven days

Which fluoroquinolone has markedly enhanced activity against gram positive bacteria and anaerobes?

Pefloxacin

Ciprofloxacin

Sparfloxacin

Norfloxacin

- Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid is active against the following organism except

Methicillin resistant Staph. aureus

Penicillinase producing Staph. aureus

Penicillinase producing n. gonorrhoeae

β-lactamase producing E. coli

An aminoglycoside antibiotic should not be used concurrently with the following drug

Ampicillin

Vancomycin

Ciprofloxacin

Rifampin

In renal failure safest tetracycline is

Oxytetracycline

Chlortetracycline

Doxycycline

Dimethyl chlortetracycline

Select the antibiotic whose dose must be reduced in patients with renal insufficiency

Ampicillin

Chloramphenicol

Tobramycin

Erythromycin

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