Antimicrobial prophylaxis

Question 1

What do give for high risk endocarditis and undergoing surgical procedures?

Answer 1

amoxicillin

Question 2

what do give for exposure to gonorrhea?

Answer 2

ceftriaxone

Question 3

What do give for history of recurrent UTIs?

Answer 3

TMP-SMX

Question 4

What do give for exposure to meningococcal infection?

Answer 4

rifampin, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin

Question 5

What do give for pregnant women carrying group B strep?

Answer 5

penicillin G (intrapartum)

Question 6

What do give for prevention of gonococcal conjunctivitis in newborns?

Answer 6

erythromycin ointment

Question 7

What do give to prevent postsurgical infection due to S. aureus

Answer 7

cefazolin

Question 8

What do give for prophylaxis of strep phrayngitis in child with prior rheumatic fever?

Answer 8

benzathine penicillin G or oral penicillin V

Question 9

What do give for exposure to syphillis?

Answer 9

benzathine penicillin G

Question 10

HIV pts CD4

Answer 10

pneumocystis pneumonia

Question 11

Prophylaxis in HIV pts for pneumocystis?

Answer 11

TMP-SMX

Question 12

HIV pts CD4

Answer 12

toxoplasmosis

Question 13

Prophylaxis in HIV pts for toxoplasmosis?

Answer 13

TMP-SMX

Question 14

HIV pts CD4

Answer 14

Mycobacterium avium complex

Question 15

Prophylaxis in HIV for MAC?

Answer 15

azithromycin or clarithromycin

Question 16

Tx for MRSA

Answer 16

vancomycin, daptomycin, linezolid, tigecycline, ceftaroline

Question 17

Tx for VRE

Answer 17

linezolid and streptogramins (quinupristin, dalfopristin)

Question 18

Tx for MDR pseudomonas and acinetobacter

Answer 18

polymyxins B and E (colistin)