NUR631 - Antibiotics 2025/2026 LATEST UPDATE | COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH 100% RATED ANSWERS

NUR631 - Antibiotics 2025/2026 LATEST UPDATE | COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH 100%
RATED ANSWERS

What macrolide is not really used anymore? Erythromycin

- First generation (covers gram positive and negative)

- completely resistant to most staph, strep, and enterococcus.




When would you use an erythromycin? For pregnant women with atypical pathogen

- give 3 to 4 times per day (short half life)




Macrolides are only used for __________. Atypical pathogens




also for:

- Staph: MSSA

- Listeria

- M. cat

- Legionella sp.

- Chlamoydophila

- Mycoplasma




Strep resistance to Z-PAK is ___________%. 30-33%




We want to save Z-PAK for ___________ and/or for ____________. Atypical pneumonia

,OR

Patients that can not take doxycycline




What is an example of a second generation fluoroquinolone? Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)




Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) is given for? Gram-Negative

Atypical pathogens



- kills bacteria below the belt




What organisms can second generation fluoroquinolones kill? - Staph: MSSA

- M. cat

- H. influenzae

- E. coli

- Legionella

- Chlamydophila

- Mycoplasma

- Klebsiella

- Anthrax




What is an example of a third generation fluoroquinolone? Levofloxacin (Levaquin)

, Levofloxacin is given for? Gram-Positive

Gram-Negative

Atypical pathogens

DRSP

Aerobes/Anarobes




BASCIALLY everything!




Who do we want to save Levofloxacin for? Immunocompromised oncology patients

DRSP




What organisms does 3rd generation fluoroquinolones kill? Gram positive:

- Staph: MSSA

- Listeria

- Strep




Gram-negative:

- M. cat

- H. influenzae

- E. coli