A 25-year-old G1P0 woman presents to the emergency department with shaking chills, chest pain, and productive cough. A chest X-ray reveals an area of opacity in the right lower lobe. The physician's choice of antibiotics is limited because some may harm this patient's fetus. Which of the following antibiotics may cause hearing loss in her fetus?

A 25-year-old G1P0 woman presents to the emergency department with shaking chills, chest pain, and productive cough. A chest X-ray reveals an area of opacity in the right lower lobe. The physician's choice of antibiotics is limited because some may harm this patient's fetus. Which of the following antibiotics may cause hearing loss in her fetus?

A 23-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician with dysuria and urgency. Urine is positive for leukocyte esterase and nitrites. Her physician prescribes co-trimoxazole for her UTI. How does co-trimoxazole inhibit bacterial growth?

A 73-year-old man with overwhelming sepsis requiring intravenous fluid support, pressors, and antibiotics is now beginning to improve clinically. The rationale against the use of a bacteriostatic antibiotic in this patient includes which of the following?

An 8-month-old female infant is brought to the emergency department by her parents. She is febrile, tachycardic, and hypotensive. Sepsis is suspected and the physician wants to give chloramphenicol but is worried about gray baby syndrome. Why does chloramphenicol sometimes cause gray baby syndrome in infants?

A 35-year-old female patient has just received a bone marrow transplant and is taking immunosuppressants. Two days after starting her immunosuppression regimen, she develops dyspnea, chest pain, and hemoptysis. A galactomannan test confirms a diagnosis of aspergillosis. She is given multiple drugs to combat this new infection, one of which is caspofungin. How does caspofungin work?