MN 553 FINAL REVIEW 2026 FINAL PAPER
SOLVED QUESTIONS ANSWER KEY APLUS
◉ True or false
Every antibiotic class has resistant organisms.
Answer: True
◉ How can your identify local resistance patterns.
Answer: By monitoring the antibiogram of the local laboratory
◉ What vaccine has decreased resistance in older populations.
Answer: Pneumococcal vaccine
◉ Commitment.
Answer: Demonstrate dedication to and accountability for
optimizing antibiotic prescribing and patient safety
◉ Action for policy and practice.
,Answer: Implement at least one policy or practice to improve
antibiotic prescribing assess whether it is woking and modify as
needed
◉ Tracking and reporting.
Answer: Monitor antibiotic prescribing practices, and offer regular
feedback to clinicians or have clinicians assess their own antibiotic
prescribing practices themselves
◉ Education and expertise.
Answer: Provide educational resources to clinicians and patients on
antibiotic prescribing and ensure access to needed expertise on
optimizing antibiotic prescribing
◉ Core elements of antibiotic stewardship.
Answer: Commitment
Action for policy and practice
Tracking and reporting
Education and expertise
,◉ Pharmacodynamics of beta-lactams (Penicillins).
Answer: Inhibit the biosynthesis of peptidoglycan bacterial cell wall
◉ Natural penicillins are sensitive to what.
Answer: Streptococcus
Some Enterococcus
Some non-penicillinase producing Staphylococcus
◉ Aminopenicillin sensitivity.
Answer: Greater activity against gram-negative bacteria because of
enhanced ability to penetrate the outer membrane organisms
◉ What are beta-lactams used for.
Answer: Gram negative urinary and GI pathogens
•Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Salmonella, some Shigella
species, and Enterococcus faecalis; active against the common gram-
negative respiratory pathogens Moraxella catarrhalis (and
Haemophilus influenzae type B)
◉ How do you broden the spectrum of beta lactams.
, Answer: Combine with beta-lactamase inhibitors:
Clavulanate
Sulbactam
Tazobactam
◉ True or false
Few allergies are seen with beta-lactams.
Answer: False
May cause serious immediate allergic reactions
◉ When will you seen an allergic reaction occur with beta lactams.
Answer: Within 2 to 30 minutes of administration
◉ What does the typical beta-lactam rash look like.
Answer: Maculopapular
◉ True or false
SOLVED QUESTIONS ANSWER KEY APLUS
◉ True or false
Every antibiotic class has resistant organisms.
Answer: True
◉ How can your identify local resistance patterns.
Answer: By monitoring the antibiogram of the local laboratory
◉ What vaccine has decreased resistance in older populations.
Answer: Pneumococcal vaccine
◉ Commitment.
Answer: Demonstrate dedication to and accountability for
optimizing antibiotic prescribing and patient safety
◉ Action for policy and practice.
,Answer: Implement at least one policy or practice to improve
antibiotic prescribing assess whether it is woking and modify as
needed
◉ Tracking and reporting.
Answer: Monitor antibiotic prescribing practices, and offer regular
feedback to clinicians or have clinicians assess their own antibiotic
prescribing practices themselves
◉ Education and expertise.
Answer: Provide educational resources to clinicians and patients on
antibiotic prescribing and ensure access to needed expertise on
optimizing antibiotic prescribing
◉ Core elements of antibiotic stewardship.
Answer: Commitment
Action for policy and practice
Tracking and reporting
Education and expertise
,◉ Pharmacodynamics of beta-lactams (Penicillins).
Answer: Inhibit the biosynthesis of peptidoglycan bacterial cell wall
◉ Natural penicillins are sensitive to what.
Answer: Streptococcus
Some Enterococcus
Some non-penicillinase producing Staphylococcus
◉ Aminopenicillin sensitivity.
Answer: Greater activity against gram-negative bacteria because of
enhanced ability to penetrate the outer membrane organisms
◉ What are beta-lactams used for.
Answer: Gram negative urinary and GI pathogens
•Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Salmonella, some Shigella
species, and Enterococcus faecalis; active against the common gram-
negative respiratory pathogens Moraxella catarrhalis (and
Haemophilus influenzae type B)
◉ How do you broden the spectrum of beta lactams.
, Answer: Combine with beta-lactamase inhibitors:
Clavulanate
Sulbactam
Tazobactam
◉ True or false
Few allergies are seen with beta-lactams.
Answer: False
May cause serious immediate allergic reactions
◉ When will you seen an allergic reaction occur with beta lactams.
Answer: Within 2 to 30 minutes of administration
◉ What does the typical beta-lactam rash look like.
Answer: Maculopapular
◉ True or false
