Family Med Common Infection

Per Sinai Empiric Antimicrobial Treatment Guidelines, what is the preferred antibiotic for non-severe CAP without MRSA or Pseudomonal risk factors?

• Ceftriaxone

• Cefazolin

• Piperacillin and tazobactam (Zosyn)

• Vancomycin

Per Sinai Empiric Antimicrobial Treatment Guidelines, what is the alternative atypical coverage antibiotic for non-severe CAP without MRSA or Pseudomonal risk factors when azithromycin is contraindicated (prolonged QTC)?

• Doxycycline

• Levofloxacin (Levaquin)

• Ampicillin + sulbactam (Unasyn)

• Cefepime

Per MSH Guidelines, Patient with HAP has been treated with 4 days of IV antibiotics and now de-escalates to a PO antibiotic. How many days of PO antibiotic should be prescribed to complete the course of treatment?

• 7 Days, HAP=7Days

• 5 Days, I remember 5 days

• 3 Days, because 4+3=7

• 0 Days, I have faith in my patient

Per MSH Guidelines, patient with cellulitis, only 1 systemic signs of infection, and no risk factor for MRSA should be treated with which antibiotic?

• Cefazolin

• Vancomycin

• Cephalexin (Keflex)

• Cefepime

In MSH, how many % DFI patients are empirically covered by an anti-Pseudomonal antibiotic?

• 33%

• 55%

• 77%

• 99%

Patient with diabetic foot osteomyelitis gets a total resection of the infected bone. No soft tissue infection remain. Per MSH Guidelines, how many day of antibiotic should patient receive after the resection?

• No Antibiotics necessary

• 4 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 6 months