Description : Which one of the following drugs is most likely to be effective against multidrug – resistant strains of M tuberculosis, including those resistant to streptomycin? (a) Amikacin (b) Clarithromycin (c) Gentamicin (d) Meropenem (e) Spectinomycin
Last Answer : Ans: A
Description : Use of artemisinin derivatives is restricted to treatment of multidrug resistant falciparum malaria because: A. Wide spread use for all cases of malaria may foster development of resistant strains B. They are not ... P.vivax C. They are more toxic than quinine D. All of the above are correct
Last Answer : A. Wide spread use for all cases of malaria may foster development of resistant strain
Description : Multidrug therapy with dapsone + rifampin ± clofazimine is the treatment of choice for: A. Multibacillary leprosy B. Paucibacillary leprosy C. Dapsone resistant leprosy D. All forms of leprosy
Last Answer : D. All forms of leprosy
Description : Multidrug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis is defined as resistance to: A. Any two or more antitubercular drugs B. Isoniazid + any other antitubercular drug C. Isoniazid + Rifampin + any one or more antitubercular drugs D. All five first line antitubercular drugs
Last Answer : C. Isoniazid + Rifampin + any one or more antitubercular drugs
Description : Clarithromycin is used for the following: A. Multidrug resistant M.tuberculosis infection B. M.avium complex infection in AIDS patient C. M.tuberculosis infection in a patient who develops jaundice due to first line antitubercular drugs D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’ are correct
Last Answer : B. M.avium complex infection in AIDS patient
Description : Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid is active against the following organism except (a) Methicillin resistant Staph. aureus (b) Penicillinase producing Staph. aureus (c) Penicillinase producing n. gonorrhoeae (d) ß-lactamase producing E. coli
Description : Which is TRUE about disinfectant solutions:** A. It destroys all pathogenic micro organism including high resistant B. It reduces the number of micro organism to a non infective level C. It kills all pathogens but not spores.
Last Answer : B. It reduces the number of micro organism to a non infective level
Description : 442.Which is TRUE about disinfectant solutions:** A. It destroys all pathogenic micro organism including high resistant B. It reduces the number of micro organism to a non infective level C. It kills all pathogens but not spores.
Description : Antimicrobial drug combinations are aimed at achieving the following except: A. Faster and more complete elimination of the infecting organism B. Treat infection when nature and sensitivity of the infecting organism is not definite C. Prevent emergence of resistant strains D. Prevent superinfection
Last Answer : D. Prevent superinfection
Description : Of the following which is the most important mechanism of concurrent acquisition of multidrug resistance among bacteria ? (a) Mutation (b) Conjugation (c) Transduction (d) Transformation
Last Answer : Ans: B
Description : Currently, under the mass programme (WHO/NLEP), the duration of multidrug therapy for multibacillary leprosy is: A. Two years fixed duration for all cases B. One year fixed duration for all cases C. ... for cases with bacillary index 3 or less and two years for cases with bacillary index 4 or more
Last Answer : B. One year fixed duration for all cases
Description : The following is true of multidrug therapy of leprosy except: A. It has been highly successful in paucibacillary but not in multibacillary cases B. Relapse rate is very low in both paucibacillary ... use once a month D. Prevalence of lepra reaction is not higher compared to dapsone monotherapy
Last Answer : A. It has been highly successful in paucibacillary but not in multibacillary cases
Description : In the multidrug therapy of leprosy, rifampicin is given: A. Daily B. On alternate days C. Weekly D. Monthly
Last Answer : D. Monthly
Description : If a multibacillary leprosy patient treated with standard fixed duration multidrug therapy relapses, he should be treated with: A. The same rifampin + dapsone + clofazimine regimen B. ... + minocycline C. Clofazimine + ofloxacin + clarithromycin D. Ofloxacin + minocycline + clarithromycin
Last Answer : . The same rifampin + dapsone + clofazimine regimen
Description : he multidrug therapy of leprosy is superior to monotherapy on the following account(s): A. It prevents emergence of dapsone resistance B. It is effective in cases with primary dapsone resistance C. It shortens the total duration of drug therapy and improves compliance D. All of the above
Last Answer : D. All of the above
Description : Which fluoroquinolone is highly active against Mycobact. leprae and is being used in alternative multidrug therapy regimens: A. Norfloxacin B. Ofloxacin C. Ciprofloxacin D. Lomefloxacin
Last Answer : B. Ofloxacin
Description : The most important mechanism of concurrent acquisition of multidrug resistance among bacteria is: A. Mutation B. Conjugation C. Transduction D. Transformation
Last Answer : B. Conjugation