Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12.L2, Problem 8CT
Reviewing drug characteristics, choose an antimicrobial for each of the following situations (explain your choice):
a. for an adult patient suffering from Mycoplasma pneumonia
b. for a child with bacterial meningitis (drug must enter into cerebrospinal fluid)
c. for a patient who has chlamydiosis and an allergy to azithromycin
d. for PPNG drug-resistant gonorrhea
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Reviewing drug characteristics, choose an antimicrobial for each of the following situations (explain your choice): a. for an adult patient suffering from Mycoplasma pneumonia b. for a child with bacterial meningitis (drug must enter into cerebrospinal fl uid) c. for a patient who has chlamydiosis and an allergy to azithromycin d. for treating a child with Rocky Mountain spotted fever e. for PPNG drug-resistant gonorrhea
Reviewing drug characteristics, choose an antimicrobial for each ofthe following situations (explain your choice):a. for an adult patient suffering from Mycoplasma pneumoniab. for a child with bacterial meningitis (drug must enter intocerebrospinal fluid)
c. for a patient who has chlamydiosis and an allergy to azithromycind. for PPNG drug-resistant gonorrhea
Which clinical situation would be appropriate for treatment with a narrow-spectrum antimicrobial drug?
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a.prophylaxis against infection after a surgical procedure
b.The treatment of strep throat caused by culture identified as Streptococcus pyogenes
c.None of the Above
d.the treatment of a polymicrobial mixed infection in the intestine
e.Empiric therapy (based on educated guesswork) of pneumonia while waiting for culture results
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Foundations in Microbiology
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