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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
21 Questions5 MinutesCreated by DiagnosingDoctor42
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
When did doctors discover antibiotic resistance in bacteria?
1940
1972
1996
1928
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
Select the most potent tetracycline antibiotic
Demeclocycline
Methacycline
Minocycline
Doxycycline
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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