KROK 1 2015 – Question 23 · 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 and sensitive to macrolides. What drug should be prescribed?
- A. Tetracycline
- B. Azithromycin
- C. Ampicillin
- D. Gentamycin
- E. Streptomycin
Hint
Match the antibiotic class to the susceptibility result, then check that the drug is acceptable in a 5-year-old child.
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