Question
When this drug is infused too quickly, it activates the MRGPRX2 receptor to cause its namesake flushing reaction, which presents as a rash on the face, neck, and upper torso. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this glycopeptide antibiotic that inhibits cell wall synthesis. Resistance to this antibiotic in Enterococcus and S. aureus is mediated by alterations to peptidoglycan’s D-alanyl-D-alanine motif.
ANSWER: vancomycin
[10e] Vancomycin is most commonly administered via this route, which may use a PICC (“pick”) line. Drugs administered via this route have 100% bioavailability due to being infused directly into the bloodstream.
ANSWER: IV [or intravenous; prompt on parenteral]
[10m] Oral vancomycin treats infections caused by a member of this genus which proliferates in the gut following broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment. Renshaw Cells are targeted by a toxin produced by a member of this genus.
ANSWER: Clostridium [accept Clostridiodies; accept Clostridium or Clostridiodies difficile; accept Clostridium tetani; prompt on C. difficile or C.tetani]
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Summary
2023 ARCADIA at Duke | Emory, Duke, Yale | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
2023 ARCADIA at Maryland | Maryland, Online | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
2023 ARCADIA at Ohio State | Ohio State, Texas | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
2023 ARCADIA Online | Maryland, Online | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
2023 ARCADIA at Texas | Ohio State, Texas | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
2023 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | Premiere | N | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
2023 ARCADIA at Carleton University | Premiere | N | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 0% | 50% |
2023 ARCADIA at Claremont Colleges | Premiere | N | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
2023 ARCADIA at Imperial | Imperial | N | 5 | 12.00 | 100% | 20% | 0% |
2023 ARCADIA at Indiana | Premiere | N | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 20% | 20% |
2023 ARCADIA at RIT | Premiere | N | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
2023 ARCADIA at WUSTL | Premiere | N | 2 | 10.00 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
Data
North Carolina B | Duke | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
South Carolina A | James Madison A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Maryland A | George Washington B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Johns Hopkins | Maryland B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Kenyon B | Michigan B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Ohio State A | Michigan A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Kenyon A | Ohio State B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
MSU A and Friend | Ganon Evans Fan Club | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
HCC | tag magnet: taylor's version | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Texas A | TAMU | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |