Problem 1
Aztreonam is used for the treatment of infections caused by which organism? (A) Staphylococcus aureus (B) Enterococcus faecium (C) Streptococcus pneumoniae (D) Pseudomonas aeruginosa (E) Bacillus anthracis
Problem 2
Which drug inhibits extended-spectrum \(\beta\)-lactamases including some cephalosporinases? (A) avibactam (B) clavulanate (C) sulbactam (D) tazobactam (E) monobactam
Problem 3
Higher doses of vancomycin used to treat methicillinresistant staphylococci may cause which adverse effect? (A) hepatitis (B) alopecia (C) hallucinations (D) hypertension (E) impaired hearing
Problem 4
Fosfomycin is given as a large single dose to treat which infection? (A) gonorrhea (B) syphilis (C) urinary tract infection (D) impetigo (E) traveler's diarrhea
Problem 5
Cilastatin is used to inhibit the metabolism of which antibiotic by dehydropeptidase? (A) ceftazidime (B) imipenem (C) piperacillin (D) vancomycin (E) bacitracin
