Antibiotics — Flashcards

Flashcard 351: When should Chloramphenicol be used for the treatment of Rickettsial infections? _____

Answer: Pregnancy

Flashcard 352: To remember the coverage of Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, and Aminopenicillins, use the mnemonic: Am-cillin HHELPSS kill enterococci Haemophilus influenzae Helicobacter pylori Escherichia coli Listeria monocytogenes Proteus mirabilis Salmonella spp. S_____

Answer: higella spp.

Flashcard 353: Which of the RIPE drugs is bacteriostatic? _____

Answer: Ethambutol

Flashcard 354: _____ with _____ are used to treat the plague caused by Yersinia pestis

Answer: Doxycycline

Flashcard 355: Fluoroquinolone risk of tendon and cartilage damage is increased with concurrent _____ use

Answer: corticosteroid (e.g. prednisone)

Flashcard 356: Rifampin use is associated with _____-toxicity

Answer: hepato

Flashcard 357: Fluoroquinolones can predispose to superinfection by resistant _____

Answer: C. difficile

Flashcard 358: What drug is first-line in the treatment of Lyme disease? _____

Answer: Doxycycline

Flashcard 359: Sulbactam is an irreversible β-lactamase inhibitor that is combined with _____ (Unasyn)

Answer: ampicillin (an aminopenicillin)

Flashcard 360: Nitrofurantoin is converted by bacterial flavoproteins to reactive intermediates that primarily damage bacterial _____.

Answer: DNA

Extra: Used for uncomplicated cystitis. Contraindicated in renal insufficiency (CrCl < 30-60 mL/min).