Deck 37: Principles of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Question 1

Which class of antibiotics is most often used for prophylaxis of surgical infections?

A) penicillins
B) aminoglycosides
C) tetracyclines
D) cephalosporins
E) fluoroquinolones

Answer 1

cephalosporins

Question 2

Oseltamivir is used for prophylaxis of which infection during an outbreak of the disease?

A) influenza
B) tuberculosis
C) malaria
D) meningococcal meningitis
E) whooping cough

Answer 2

influenza