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Causes of drug resistance -️️Recent use of antibiotics Over use of broad spectrum antibiotics Age less than 2 years or greater than 65 years Daycare center attendance Exposure to young children Multiple medical comorbidities Immunosuppression

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MN553 Unit 6 Quiz-Questions with Correct Answers/ Verified


Causes of drug resistance - ✔️✔️Recent use of antibiotics



Over use of broad spectrum antibiotics



Age less than 2 years or greater than 65 years



Daycare center attendance



Exposure to young children



Multiple medical comorbidities



Immunosuppression



True or false




Every antibiotic class has resistant organisms - ✔️✔️True



How can your identify local resistance patterns - ✔️✔️By monitoring the antibiogram of the local
laboratory



What vaccine has decreased resistance in older populations - ✔️✔️Pneumococcal vaccine



Commitment - ✔️✔️Demonstrate dedication to and accountability for optimizing antibiotic
prescribing and patient safety



Action for policy and practice - ✔️✔️Implement at least one policy or practice to improve antibiotic
prescribing assess whether it is woking and modify as needed

,Tracking and reporting - ✔️✔️Monitor antibiotic prescribing practices, and offer regular feedback
to clinicians or have clinicians assess their own antibiotic prescribing practices themselves



Education and expertise - ✔️✔️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 - ✔️✔️Commitment



Action for policy and practice



Tracking and reporting



Education and expertise



Pharmacodynamics of beta-lactams (Penicillins) - ✔️✔️Inhibit the biosynthesis of peptidoglycan
bacterial cell wall



Natural penicillins are sensitive to what - ✔️✔️Streptococcus



Some Enterococcus



Some non-penicillinase producing Staphylococcus



Aminopenicillin sensitivity - ✔️✔️Greater activity against gram-negative bacteria because of
enhanced ability to penetrate the outer membrane organisms



What are beta-lactams used for - ✔️✔️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 - ✔️✔️Combine with beta-lactamase inhibitors:



Clavulanate



Sulbactam



Tazobactam



True or false



Few allergies are seen with beta-lactams - ✔️✔️False



May cause serious immediate allergic reactions



When will you seen an allergic reaction occur with beta lactams - ✔️✔️Within 2 to 30 minutes of
administration



What does the typical beta-lactam rash look like - ✔️✔️Maculopapular



True or false



The beta lactam maculopapular rash is allergic in origin - ✔️✔️False



How often do rashes occur with beta-lactam use - ✔️✔️About 9% of the time



When do rashes associated with beta-lactam use typically present - ✔️✔️7-10 days into treatment



SE with beta lactam use - ✔️✔️Diarrhea



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