1. Factors that place a patient at risk of developing an antimicrobial-resistantorganism
include::
Answer Inappropriate use of antimicrobials
2. Infants and young children are at higher risk of developing antibiotic- resistant
infections due to::
Answer the fact that children this age are more likely to bein daycare and exposed to
pathogens from other children
3. Providers should use an antibiogram when prescribing. An antibiogram is::
Answer A chart of the local resistance patterns to antibiotics developed by laboratories
4. There is often cross-sensitivity and cross-resistance between penicillin's and
cephalosporin's because::
Answer both drugs classes contain a beta-lactam ring thatis vulnerable to beta-lactamaseproducing organisms
5. Jonathan has been diagnosed with strep throat and needs a prescriptionfor an antibiotic.
He says the last time he had penicillin he developed a red,blotchy rash. An appropriate
antibiotic to prescribe would be::
Answer Azithromycin
6. Sarah is a 25-year-old female who is 8 weeks pregnant and has a urinary tract
infection.What would be the appropriate antibiotic to prescribe for her?-
Answer amoxicillin (Trimox)
7. Pong-tai is a 12-month-old child who is being treated with amoxicillin foracute otitis
media. His parents call the clinic and say he has developed diarrhea. The appropriate
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