KROK 1 2012 – Question 55 · 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. Gentamycin
- B. Tetracycline
- C. Ampicillin
- D. Streptomycin
- E. Azithromycin
Hint
Match the antibiotic class suggested by the susceptibility result, and weigh which members of other classes are poor choices for pneumonia in a 5-year-old.
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