Antimicrobial Pharmacology & Resistance Patterns — Practice

Question 1

Why is Mycoplasma pneumoniae intrinsically resistant to all beta-lactam antibiotics?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 2

Which antitubercular drug causes optic neuritis with loss of red-green colour discrimination?

Accepted Answer

D

Question 3

A patient with MRSA bacteraemia fails to improve on piperacillin-tazobactam. Why is the beta-lactamase inhibitor ineffective here?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 4

Why are aminoglycosides ineffective against anaerobic organisms?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 5

Which antimalarial is required to prevent relapse of Plasmodium vivax malaria, and what must be checked first?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 6

A patient on co-trimoxazole for Pneumocystis pneumonia has a creatinine rise from 80 to 105 micromol/L with normal urine output and no other abnormality. What is the explanation?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 7

Why are aminoglycosides given once daily rather than in divided doses?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 8

Aciclovir is selective for virus-infected cells. What is the basis of this selectivity, and how is it defeated?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 9

Which regimen has been approved under India's National TB Elimination Programme for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, and how long does it last?

Accepted Answer

A

Practice — Antimicrobial Pharmacology & Resistance Patterns

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