Regarding the recently introduced lipid formulation of amphotericin B, which one of the following statements is accurate?
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All of the following factors may increase the risk of nephrotoxicity from gentamicin therapy except
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Penicillins should not be given by
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The most important mechanism of bacterial resistance to an aminoglycoside antibiotic is
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The antibiotic that enters brain freely is
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Clarithromycin and erythromycin have very similar spectrums of antimicrobial activity. The major advantage of clarithromycin is that
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Isoniazid is a primary antitubercular agent that
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Glucocorticosteroids inhibit:
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Which one of the following antibiotics is a potent inducer of hepatic drug-metabolizing enzymes?
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Amoxicillin is inferior to ampicillin for the treatment of the following infection
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In renal failure safest tetracycline is
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Dr. Jones requests your help in prescribing a protease inhibitor for his patient. He has heard that not all agents are the same and asks for your recommendation as to which agent would penetrate the blood-brain barrier. Which agent would you recommend?
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Currently the drug of choice for empiric treatment of typhoid fever is
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An advantage of betamethasone acetate over betamethasone sodium phosphate is
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What is the most important reason for restricted clinical use of chloramphenicol?
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A single oral dose of the following drug can cure most cases of uncomplicated gonorrhoea
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Select the most potent tetracycline antibiotic
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A woman's neglected hangnail has developed into a mild staphylococcal cellulitis. Which of the following regimens would be appropriate oral therapy?
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The aminoglycoside that can be used in amoebiasis is
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All are true EXCEPT: Azathioprine:
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Benzathine penicillin injected once every 4 weeks for 5 years or more is the drug of choice for
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Question 22 of 38
This drug has activity against many strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. However, when it is used alone, resistance has emerged during the course of treatment. The drug should not be used in penicillin-allergic patients. Its activity against gram-negative rods is enhanced if it is given in combination with tazobactam
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Tetracyclines are still the first choice drugs for the following disease.
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Streptomycin has no useful activity in the treatment of
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Which of the following antibiotics possess neuromuscular blocking action
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Indicate the sulfonamide whose sodium salt yields a nearly neutral solution which is suitable for topical use in the eye
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Gram-negative organisms are largely insensitive to benzyl penicillin because
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Penicillins are not effective against
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A high school student presents with headache, fever, and cough of 2 day's duration. Sputum is scant and nonpurulent and a Gram stain reveals many white cells but no organisms. Since this patient appears to have atypical pneumonia, you should initiate treatment with
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Spectinomycin is an aminoglycoside-like antibiotic indicated for the treatment of
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Question 31 of 38
Annual immunization with influenza vaccine is strongly recommended for individuals aged over six months with the following conditions:
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Cyclosporine
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Question 33 of 38
Red man syndrome' has been associated with rapid intravenous injection of the following antibiotic
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The following antibiotic is a first-line drug for treatment of Mycobacterium avium complex infection in AIDS patients
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All are true EXCEPT: Mycophenolate mofetil:
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Select the antibiotic whose dose must be reduced in patients with renal insufficiency
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Of the following which is the most important mechanism of concurrent acquisition of multidrug resistance among bacteria?
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An aminoglycoside antibiotic should not be used concurrently with the following drug
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