Antimicrobial Awareness week Day 5

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Antimicrobial Awareness Quiz

Test your knowledge on antibiotic treatments and their effectiveness during Antimicrobial Awareness Week. This quiz covers various scenarios related to antimicrobial usage in clinical settings.

5 thought-provoking multiple-choice questions
Increase your understanding of antibiotics
Suitable for healthcare professionals and students

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What is the preferred antibiotic treatment option for cholecystitis/cholangitis?

Ceftriaxone 2g daily

Pip-taz 4+0.5g, 8 hourly

Amoxicillin+clavulanate, 1+0.2g, 8 hourly

Gentamicin + ampicillin or ampicillin, 2g 8 hourly.

Which of these antibiotics is least likely to contribute to the development of Clostridium difficile?

Gentamicin

Clindamycin

Ceftriaxone

Amoxicillin+clavulanate

For patients with uncomplicated appendicitis, after an appendectomy you should…

Continue antibiotic therapy for 24 hours

Continue antibiotic therapy for 72 hours

Continue antibiotic therapy for 5 days

Immediately stop antibiotic therapy

What antibiotic treatment is indicated for uncomplicated diverticulitis?

Trimethoprim+sulfamethoxazole 160 + 800mg, 12 hourly

IV amoxicillin+clavulanate, 1+0.2g, 8 hourly

Trimethoprim+sulfamethoxazole 160 + 800mg, 12 hourly plus metronidazole 400mg, 12 hourly

Oral amoxicillin+clavulanate, 875+125mg, 12 hourly

In intra-abdominal infections, additional anaerobic therapy (e.g. metronidazole) is not required with all antibiotics except

Clindamycin

Pip-taz

Amoxicillin+clavulanate

Trimethoprim+sulfamethoxazole

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