Problem 1
A woman being treated for an infection complains of heel pain and is found to have an inflamed Achilles tendon. Which agent most likely caused this adverse effect? (A) trimethoprim (B) daptomycin (C) sulfacetamide (D) ciprofloxacin (E) polymyxin B
Problem 2
Which antimicrobial drugs disrupt the bacterial cell membrane? (A) trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (B) polymyxin B and daptomycin (C) rifaximin and fidaxomicin (D) ciprofloxacin and moxifloxacin (E) nitrofurantoin and fosfomycin
Problem 3
Which condition predisposes a person to drug-induced hemolytic anemia? (A) immunodeficiency (B) folate deficiency (C) glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (D) iron deficiency (E) thiamine deficiency
Problem 4
A woman with travelers diarrhea was treated with an agent that is not absorbed from the gut. Which agent was most likely used for this condition? (A) ciprofloxacin (B) rifaximin (C) trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (D) daptomycin (E) nitrofurantoin
Problem 5
Mutations to the alpha subunit of DNA gyrase may cause bacterial resistance to which drug? (A) trimethoprim (B) gatifloxacin (C) sulfamethoxazole (D) daptomycin (E) nitrofurantoin
