KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 68 · KROK (Dentistry)

A 43-year-old patient is to be administered an antibiotic from the penicillin group which would be resistant to penicillinase. What drug can be recommended?

  1. A. Ampicillin
  2. B. Amoxicillin
  3. C. Azlocillin
  4. D. Carbenicillin
  5. E. Oxacillin
Hint

Think about which penicillin has a bulky side chain that shields its β-lactam ring from staphylococcal β-lactamase.

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