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The Antimicrobial Stewardship Crossword Challenge!

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This food has been shown to help prevent UTI’s.
The most common antibiotic prescribed by dentists. A 2015 study found that around 80% of antibiotics prescribed by dentists were considered to be unnecessary.
This is a common oral antibiotic, but it will be less effective if you take it with iron, calcium, or magnesium, increasing the risk of treatment failure. It also comes with an increased risk of sun poisoning with prolonged exposure to direct sunlight.
_______ treatment refers to the antibiotics you give a patient while you are waiting for cultures to result. This strategy relies on giving broad-spectrum antibiotics first and narrowing the coverage of the antimicrobials later.
Often used for UTI. Should be stopped at least three days following a clear urine sample to make sure the infection has resolved; otherwise, it can come back!
Which IV antibacterial is inactivated in the lungs by pulmonary secretions?
“Microbes” can include bacteria, viruses, and _____.
The first antibiotic. Uses are now very limited, usually for syphilis and occasionally infections caused by strep.
Verticales
Commonly overprescribed, this medication often comes in a convenient, 5-day dose pack, although the regimen can be different for other infectious diseases.
When given orally, this medication will not enter the bloodstream. But if you give it IV, it is helpful against many different kinds of infections! Often used in the treatment of C. Diff or MRSA.
Some bacteria can form a ___ when they are in harsh conditions, in which they stop reproducing but they are unaffected by antibiotics, extreme temperatures, and many cleaning agents. Hand washing can stop the spread. C. Diff is an example of a bacterium that does this.
The only cephalosporin that is effective against MRSA.
This medication is usually given as a single dose for a vaginal yeast infection, but if a patient is prone to yeast infections after antibiotics, you may see this prescribed prophylactically.
This medication will only help significantly for the flu if you give it within 2 days of exposure. Hint: use the brand name.
Some bacteria have ______ ; when they die, they release this substance in the body and cause inflammation or more serious complications, including death. This substance cannot be eradicated with antibiotics even if the bacterium is successfully killed by the drug.
Every antimicrobial has a _____ of the types of microbes it can kill. This is the most important factor in the selection of an effective antimicrobial.
Bacterio____ antibiotics do not kill bacteria, but they stop the growth. They have been shown to be as effective as bacteriocidal antibiotics for many kinds of non-life-threatening infections.