Antibiotics — Flashcards

Prophylaxis antibiotic against encapsulated bacteria (S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae) in asplenic patients_____

_____ are a class of antibiotics that are avoided in pregnancy as they cause cartilage damage.

How do Cephalosporin antibiotics influence the nephrotoxicity of Aminoglycosides?_____

Beta-lactam used to treat Listeria monocytogenes meningitis_____

MDR pseudomonas and acinetobacter baumannii are treated with _____.

What drugs are used in the empiric treatment of pyelonephritis?_____

What bacterial enzyme hydrolyzes the -lactam ring of certain penicillins and cephalosporins (-lactam's), rendering them inactive? _____

Daptomycin can be used to treat _____-resistant bacterial strains

Fluoroquinolones can prolong the _____, predisposing to Torsades de pointes

Vancomycin has activity against gram _____