This simple quiz will help you know how well informed you are about antibiotics. Each correct answer fetches you 10 points. Excellent, if your score is 80 and above, good if it is between 60 and 80, average if it is 40 and 60, and bad if the points earned are below 40. Get ready to take the test.
1) Penicillin was discovered by
a) Alexander Fleming.
b) Joseph Preistely
c) Banting and Best
d) Louis Pasteur
2) Antibiotics are effective against
a) Bacteria b) Virus
c) Fungi d) All
3) World Health Day, April 7, 2011 theme — “no action today, no cure tomorrow” is about
a) Cancer
b) Hypertension
c) HIV
d) Drug Resistance
4) Always use antibiotics
a) With a prescription
b) In the right dose
c) For the right duration
d) All the above
5) Self medication with antibiotics is often associated with
a) Poor clinical response
b) Side effects
c) Drug resistance
d) All the above
6) The dose of an antibiotic depends on
a) Age and weight of the patient
b) Liver and kidney function
c) Severity of illness
d) All the above
7) Super Bugs are bacteria which are
a) Antibiotic sensitive
b) Antibiotic resistant
c) Useful bacteria
d) None of the above
8) Antibiotic resistance is associated with
a) Poor patient response with increased cost of therapy
b) Good patient response with less cost
c) No difference in treatment
d) None of the above
9) Antibiotic allergy can sometimes lead to a life-threatening
condition called
a) Anaphylactic shock
b) Septic shock
c) Cardiogenic shock
d) None of the above
10) Control of antibiotic misuse is the responsibility of the
a) Common man — patient
b) Pharmacist
c) Doctors
d) Drug authorities
e) All the above
The writer is Consultant Physician, Apollo Hospitals Secunderabad