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β-lactam antibiotics

1. 
All the β-lactam antibiotics exert their action by

2. 
All the following are true about penicillins, except

3. 
All the following are true about cephalosporins, except

4. 
All the following are true about carbapenems, except

5. 
All the following are true regarding monobactams, except

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All the following are true regarding glycopeptides antibiotics, except

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Most appropriate penicillin for the treatment of syphilis

8. 
Penicillin combined with clavulanic acid to overcome the resistance from beta-lactamase producing organisms is

9. 
Type of hypersensitivity reaction most commonly associated with penicillin allergies

10. 
Penicillin primarily used to treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections is

11. 
Microorganism usually resistant to penicillin G is

12. 
Penicillins are bactericidal because they:

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Drug co-administered with penicillin to inhibit renal tubular secretion and increase penicillin levels is

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Penicillin often used prophylactically to prevent bacterial endocarditis in dental procedures is

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Penicillin most commonly used in paediatric cases for bacterial infections such as otitis media is

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First generation cephalosporins are most effective against

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Third-generation cephalosporin

18. 
Cephalosporin most effective against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is

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Cephalosporin known to cause a disulfiram-like reaction when taken with alcohol is

20. 
Orally administered cephalosporin among the following is

21. 
Second-generation cephalosporin is

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NOT a feature of third-generation cephalosporins

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Cephalosporin associated with a higher risk of bleeding due to interference with vitamin K is

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Cephalosporin of choice for the treatment of bacterial endocarditis prophylaxis in patients undergoing dental procedures is

25. 
Carbapenem administered with cilastatin to prevent degradation by renal dehydropeptidase is

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Carbapenems are generally resistant to

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Carbapenem with highest risk of causing seizures is

28. 
Class of antibiotics often preferred in the treatment of infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing organisms include

29. 
Carbapenem with lowest risk of causing seizures is

30. 
Carbapenem allowed for once-daily dosing due to its longest half-life is

31. 
Aztreonam belongs to which class of antibiotics?

32. 
Aztreonam is primarily effective against

33. 
Which of the following antibiotics is a glycopeptide?

34. 
Vancomycin is primarily used to treat

35. 
Most common adverse effect associated with rapid infusion of vancomycin is

36. 
Red man syndrome due to vancomycin is characterized by which of the following symptoms?

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Vancomycin-resistant infections are often treated with

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Primary mechanism by which bacteria develop resistance to vancomycin is

39. 
Orally administered vancomycin is preferred in infections from

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Teicoplanin is similar to vancomycin in terms of spectrum of activity but has which of the following advantages?

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