DAILY MCQ 73 ANSWER
Which of the following is not useful for “cepacia syndrome” ? A. Meropenem B. cotrimoxazole C. amikacin D. Doxycycline ANSWER: C. amikacin Ref: HARRISON 19E/P 1048 “cepacia syndrome” rapidly fatal syndrome of respiratory distress and septicemia caused by B. cepacia in Cystic Fibrosis patients B. cepacia is intrinsically resistant to many antibiotics cotrimoxazole,meropenem, and doxycycline are the most effective agents in vitro and may be started as first-line agents note: aminoglycosides do not have activity against anaerobes, S. maltophilia, or Burkholderia cepacia.