KROK 1 2011 – Question 30 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A 5-year-old child has been diagnosed with acute right distal pneumonia. Sputum inoculation revealed that the causative agent is resistant to penicillin, but it is sensitive to macrolides. What drug should be prescribed?
- A. Tetracycline
- B. Azithromycin
- C. Ampicillin
- D. Streptomycin
- E. Gentamycin
Hint
Use the susceptibility pattern given to decide which antibiotic class to choose, then recall which agents from other classes suit a young child poorly.
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