EXAM 1: NURS 5334 ANTIMICROBIALS
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS 2025
, Which narrow spectrum antibiotic is good for strep and syphilis and contains a Beta
Lactam ring in their structure? - ANSWERPenecillins
How do Beta-lactam antibiotics work? - ANSWERWeaken the cell wall causing bacteria
to take up excessive amounts of water and rupture
Other than penicillins what are the 6 other antibiotics that contain a Beta lactam ring in
their structure? - ANSWERCephalosporins
Carbapenems
Aztreonams
Imipenems
Meropenems
Ertrapenem
Hint: cephalosporin and the -penems
Which penicillin is recommended for kids but is often dismissed to to it's bad taste? -
ANSWERPenicillin V
Oxacillin/Nafcillin/Dicloxacillin are ____ resistant Penicillins. - ANSWERPenicillinase
Oxacillin/Nafcillin/Dicloxacillin can be used to fight against which two gram positive
bacteria? - ANSWERStaph Aureus and Staph Epidermis
What is the result of rapidly administering Penicillin G? - ANSWERHyperkalemia
Why type of antibiotic is given if the patient has an allergy to penicillins, but is avoided if
patient has experienced penicillin induced anaphylaxis? - ANSWERCephalosporins
Which three antibiotics are effective and safe alternatives for patients with a penicillin
allergy? - ANSWERVancomycin
Erythromycin
Clindamycin
What are the two Broad Spectrum Penicillins that has the same antimicrobial spectrum
as Penicillin G plus increased activity against H. Influenzae, E. Coli, Salmonella, and
Shigella species? - ANSWERAmpicillin and Amoxicillin
What is the two main adverse effects of Ampicillin? - ANSWERRash and Diarrhea
What microbes are Piperacillin effective against? (4) - ANSWERPseudomonas
aeriginosa
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS 2025
, Which narrow spectrum antibiotic is good for strep and syphilis and contains a Beta
Lactam ring in their structure? - ANSWERPenecillins
How do Beta-lactam antibiotics work? - ANSWERWeaken the cell wall causing bacteria
to take up excessive amounts of water and rupture
Other than penicillins what are the 6 other antibiotics that contain a Beta lactam ring in
their structure? - ANSWERCephalosporins
Carbapenems
Aztreonams
Imipenems
Meropenems
Ertrapenem
Hint: cephalosporin and the -penems
Which penicillin is recommended for kids but is often dismissed to to it's bad taste? -
ANSWERPenicillin V
Oxacillin/Nafcillin/Dicloxacillin are ____ resistant Penicillins. - ANSWERPenicillinase
Oxacillin/Nafcillin/Dicloxacillin can be used to fight against which two gram positive
bacteria? - ANSWERStaph Aureus and Staph Epidermis
What is the result of rapidly administering Penicillin G? - ANSWERHyperkalemia
Why type of antibiotic is given if the patient has an allergy to penicillins, but is avoided if
patient has experienced penicillin induced anaphylaxis? - ANSWERCephalosporins
Which three antibiotics are effective and safe alternatives for patients with a penicillin
allergy? - ANSWERVancomycin
Erythromycin
Clindamycin
What are the two Broad Spectrum Penicillins that has the same antimicrobial spectrum
as Penicillin G plus increased activity against H. Influenzae, E. Coli, Salmonella, and
Shigella species? - ANSWERAmpicillin and Amoxicillin
What is the two main adverse effects of Ampicillin? - ANSWERRash and Diarrhea
What microbes are Piperacillin effective against? (4) - ANSWERPseudomonas
aeriginosa
