Answers
1. Factors that place a patient at risk of developing an Inappropriate use of an-
antimicrobial-resistant organism include: timicrobials
2. Infants and young children are at higher risk of devel- the fact that children this
oping antibiotic- resistant infections due to: age are more likely to be
in daycare and exposed
to pathogens from other
children
3. Providers should use an antibiogram when prescrib- A chart of the local resis-
ing. An antibiogram is: tance patterns to antibi-
otics developed by labora-
tories
4. there is often cross-sensitivity and cross-resistance be- both drugs classes con-
tween penicillin's and cephalosporin's because: tain a beta-lactam ring that
is vulnerable to beta-lac-
tamase-producing organ-
isms
5. Jonathan has been diagnosed with strep throat and Azithromycin
needs a prescription for an antibiotic. He says the last
time he had penicillin he developed a red, blotchy rash.
An appropriate antibiotic to prescribe would be:
6. Sarah is a 25-year-old female who is 8 weeks pregnant amoxicillin (Trimox)
and has a urinary tract infection. What would be the
appropriate antibiotic to prescribe for her?
7. Pong-tai is a 12-month-old child who is being treated propriate
with amoxicillin for acute otitis media. His parents call action would
the clinic and say he has developed diarrhea. The ap- be to:
, Advise the parents that some diarrhea is normalwith amoxicillin and rec- ommend
probiotics daily
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