Penicillin is effective against_____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which of the following is the main difference between penicillin V and penicillin G____________?

   A. Penicilline-V is more stable gastric acid
   B. Penicilline-G is more absorbed from the G.I.T
   C. Penicilline-G is more allergic than penicillin-V
   D. None of the above

2. In penicillin allergy, penicillin acts as a_______________?

   A. Hapten
   B. Carrier
   C. Super antigen
   D. Toxin

3. The following adverse effect of penicillin is dose related___________?

   A. Skin rash
   B. Intersititial Nephritis
   C. Drug fever
   D. Encephalopathy

4. The antibiotic of choice in patients sensitive to penicillin is___________?

   A. Erythromycin
   B. Streptomycin
   C. Tetracycline
   D. Chloramphenicol

5. One of the below mentioned penicillin is NOT given orally______________?

   A. Amoxicillin
   B. Carbenicillin
   C. Cloxacillin
   D. Phenoxymethy penicillin

6. Drug to be avoided in a patient allergic to penicillin is_____________?

   A. Sulphonamide
   B. Tetracycline
   C. Ampicillin
   D. Cholarmphenicol

7. All of the following are therapeutic uses of penicillin G, except_____________?

   A. Bacterial meningitis
   B. Rickettsial infection
   C. Syphilis
   D. Anthrax

8. IF a bacteria were susceptible to both penicillin and Erythromycin, then it would not be appropriate to treat the patients with both antibiotics at the same time because_______________?

   A. Penicillin is inactivated by erythromycin
   B. Erythromycin exerts its effects extracellularly
   C. Erythromycin enhances the B-lactamases activity
   D. Penicillin is only effective against growing cells

9. The incidence of allergy to penicillin among various population ranges from______________?

   A. 1% to 10%
   B. 10% to 20%
   C. 20% to 30
   D. 30% to 40%

10. Which one of the following drugs is an antipseudomonal penicillin ?

    A. Cephalexin
    B. Cloxacillin
    C. Piperacillin
    D. Dictoxacillin