Antibiotics

Question 1

For patients with penicillin allergies and gram positive infections, treat with….

Answer 1

Azithromycin (zpak) or clarithromycin

Question 2

Treatment for genital herpes

Answer 2

Valacyclovir 1,000 mg orally twice a day for 7 to 10 days

Question 3

Patients with non-severe C. difficile infection should be treated with…

Answer 3

either oral fidaxomicin or oral vancomycin for 10 days

Question 4

Preferred antibiotic agent for the prevention of infection due to animal-bite wounds

Answer 4

amoxicillin-clavulanate

Question 5

Treatment for bacterial vaginosis

Answer 5

vaginal metronidazole

Question 6

Trichomonas treatment

Answer 6

po metronidazole