SAQ 1043 – Infectious Diseases – unilateral leg redness and antibiotic reasoning

The following questions relate to skin and soft-tissue infections.

List five non-infectious conditions that can masquerade as unilateral leg cellulitis and the symptoms, signs or tests that help differentiate each.

(Marked out of 10.0)
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List two oral antibiotic choices suitable for empiric treatment of non-purulent cellulitis without systemic features.

(Marked out of 2.0)

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List two oral antibiotic choices suitable for empiric treatment of purulent cellulitis without systemic features.

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Briefly explain the pharmacodynamic advantage of combining a beta-lactam antibiotic with probenecid.

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Briefly explain the pharmacodynamic advantage of combining a beta-lactam antibiotic with clavulanic acid.

(Marked out of 2.0)

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