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OPRA Therapeutics and Patient Care QUESTION #3879
Question 1
Which organism listed is inherently resistant to treatment with the broad-spectrum antibiotic clindamycin?
  • Staphylococcus saprophyticus
  • Clostridium perfringens
  • Haemophilus influenzae✔️
  • Actinomyces
Correct Answer Explanation
Clindamycin covers most gram-positive organisms and anaerobes but has no activity against gram-negative aerobic organisms like Haemophilus influenzae.