AGAC-NP Antibiotics Review 2023/2024 passed

AGAC-NP Antibiotics ReviewAre the following bugs Gram (+) or Gram (-) Staphylococcus Corynebacterium Streptococci Enterococci Gram (+) possess thick cell walls which retain the purple gram stain Are the following bugs Gram (+) or Gram (-) Escherichia Coli Proteus mirabilis Serratia marcescens Moraxella catarrhalis Klebsiella Acinetobacter Pseudomonas Enterobacter Haemophilus influenza Gram (-) thin cell walls that do not retain gram stain Brainpower Read More What is the most likely pathogen involved in acute otitis media or sinusitis? H. influenza, S. pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis Empiric Abx therapy includes: Amoxicillin, Amoxicillin-clavulanate (Augmentin), cefuroxime (2nd Gen), or Trimethoprim / Sulfamethoxazole (Septra/Bactrim) What is the most likely pathogen involved in both acute and subacute endocarditis Acute: Staphylococcus aureus Tx with Vancomycin + Ceftriaxone Subacute: Viridans streptococci, enterococci Tx with PCN + Gentamicin What is the most likely pathogen involved in intra-abdominal infection E. coli, Klebsiella, Enterococci, Bacteroides fragiilis