MRSA Treatment Antibiotic Quiz

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Which antibiotic is the drug of choice for severe MRSA infections?

Ciprofloxacin

Vancomycin (correct)

Daptomycin

Amoxicillin

What is a common infusion-related reaction associated with vancomycin?

Muscle weakness

Fever and chills (correct)

Headache and dizziness

Nausea and vomiting

Which antibiotic has a unique antibacterial spectrum that includes Clostridium difficile?

Vancomycin (correct)

Daptomycin

Linezolid

Ceftriaxone

What is the pharmacokinetic property that requires dose adjustment based on renal function for both vancomycin and daptomycin?

Renal elimination Signup and view all the answers

Which antibiotic is known to have dose-related ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity?

Vancomycin Signup and view all the answers

Which antibiotic is primarily eliminated through renal excretion?

Daptomycin Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary advantage of combining imipenem with cilastatin?

It protects imipenem from degradation and prevents the formation of toxic metabolites. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about aztreonam is correct?

Aztreonam is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that is active against both gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following antibiotics is known to have a high risk of causing ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity?

Vancomycin Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary mechanism of resistance that makes aztreonam resistant to inactivation by most β-lactamases?

Aztreonam has a unique β-lactam ring structure that is not susceptible to hydrolysis by β-lactamases. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following antibiotics is known to have a unique antibacterial spectrum that includes activity against Clostridium difficile?

Vancomycin Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following antibiotics is primarily eliminated through renal excretion?

Aztreonam Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following antibiotics is known to have a high risk of causing infusion-related reactions?

Vancomycin Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following antibiotics is considered the drug of choice for severe MRSA infections?

Vancomycin Signup and view all the answers

What is the pharmacokinetic property that requires dose adjustment based on renal function for both vancomycin and daptomycin?

Elimination half-life Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following antibiotics is known to have a higher risk of causing eosinophilia and neutropenia compared to other β-lactams?

Imipenem/cilastatin Signup and view all the answers

MRSA Treatment Antibiotic Quiz

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Which antibiotic is the drug of choice for severe MRSA infections?

What is a common infusion-related reaction associated with vancomycin?

Which antibiotic has a unique antibacterial spectrum that includes Clostridium difficile?

What is the pharmacokinetic property that requires dose adjustment based on renal function for both vancomycin and daptomycin?

Which antibiotic is known to have dose-related ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity?

Which antibiotic is primarily eliminated through renal excretion?

What is the primary advantage of combining imipenem with cilastatin?

Which of the following statements about aztreonam is correct?

Which of the following antibiotics is known to have a high risk of causing ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity?

What is the primary mechanism of resistance that makes aztreonam resistant to inactivation by most β-lactamases?

Which of the following antibiotics is known to have a unique antibacterial spectrum that includes activity against Clostridium difficile?

Which of the following antibiotics is primarily eliminated through renal excretion?

Which of the following antibiotics is known to have a high risk of causing infusion-related reactions?

Which of the following antibiotics is considered the drug of choice for severe MRSA infections?

What is the pharmacokinetic property that requires dose adjustment based on renal function for both vancomycin and daptomycin?

Which of the following antibiotics is known to have a higher risk of causing eosinophilia and neutropenia compared to other β-lactams?

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