Antibiotic Resistance in Dermatology — MCQs

A peculiar organism has resistance to azithromycin, but is sensitive to ticarcillin, clavulanic acid, cotrimoxazole. Identify the organism?

A child presents with complaints of fever, rash, body ache, and throat ache. He had a history of thorn prick injury a week back. What antibiotics would you give empirically to this child?

A diabetic patient developed cellulitis due to S. aureus, which was found to be methicillin resistant on the antibiotic sensitivity testing. All of the following antibiotics will be appropriate except ?

Drugs of choice for MRSA in skin and soft tissue infections are:

In a post operative intensive care unit, five patients developed post-operative wound infection on the same day. Which of the following is the best method to prevent cross infection among patients in the same ward?

A 45-year-old HIV-positive man presents with fever and cough. Sputum culture shows acid-fast bacilli. Which of the following drugs is essential in the treatment regimen?

A woman presents with a thick, curdy, white vaginal discharge. The best treatment for her is:

False regarding bacterial plasmids is:

What is the best way to control the MRSA infection in the ward?

Which of the following drug classes is commonly implicated in causing Stevens-Johnson syndrome?