For each of the microbes listed below, list the most appropriate antibiotic(s) for treatment of infection resulting from these organisms:
|
Organism |
Agent |
|
Candida glabrata |
Voriconazole or caspafungin or Amphotericin B |
|
Clostridium perfringens |
Peniciliin or Meropenem or Metronidazole |
|
Listeria monocytogenes |
Penicillin or Ampicillin |
|
Neisseria meningitides |
Ceftriaxone or Penicillin (high dose) |
|
Multi-resistant Acinetobacter |
Amikacin. Polymixins |
|
Nocardia |
Sulphonamides |
|
Penicillin-intermediate pneumococcus |
Ceftriaxone or Vancomycin |
|
Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus |
Linezolid or Daptomycin |
Elsewhere, there is a large list of important microorganisms.
More specifically, there is also a tabulated short-list of important pathogens and their antibiotic remedies.
The table from the college answer is difficult to expand upon. It seems important, but one cannot list every possible microorganism in a table with the drugs routinely used to treat them. That is what the Sanford Guide is for; this is why we have a vast array of electronic databases to guide our antimicrobial decisionmaking. In view of the rapid availability of accurate reference information, one wonders about the value of a question which tests the candidate's ability to recall lists of microbes and their antibiotic susceptibilities.
For the antibiotic choices, I have used the Sanford Guide.
Local practice may vary (wildly).