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AAAST 1 Flashcards

1
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Used together with penicillins often

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Aminoglycosides

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3
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Calcium chelated

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Tetracycline

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4
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Antimicrobial susceptibility has been lost

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Clinical resistance

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5
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Short dna sequences - transposable element

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Insertion sequences

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6
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Inhibit protein synthesis (2)

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Tetracycline and dexocycline

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8
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Reduced susceptibility of an organism to a microbial agent

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Biological resistance

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9
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Formation of persister cells

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Biofilms

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11
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Inherent resistance of Gr (-) bacteria to Vancomycin

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Impermeability; intrinsic resistance

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12
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INTRINSIC OR ACQUIRED RESISTANCE

Decreased penetration of antibiotic

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Intrinsic

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13
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Production of enzymes that destroy antimicrobial agents

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Enzyme inactivation

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14
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INTRINSIC OR ACQUIRED RESISTANCE

Embedded in exopolysaccharide matrix

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Intrinsic

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15
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Acquired resistance happen due to

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Abuse of antibiotic

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16
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MRSA means

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Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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17
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INTRINSIC OR ACQUIRED RESISTANCE

Resistance to beta lactam drugs

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Acquired

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18
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ESBL

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Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase

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19
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What r the ESBLs

20
Q

Drug of choice for MRSA

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Vancomycin

21
Q

Jumping genes

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Transposons (?)

22
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INTRINSIC OR ACQUIRED RESISTANCE

Glycopeptide resistance

23
Q

For mycoplasma, treponemes, rickettsia

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Macrolides

24
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INTRINSIC OR ACQUIRED RESISTANCE

Biofilms

25
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Enzymatic alterations involving a plasmid borne variant of an enzyme

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Resistance to quinolones

26
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Inhibit protein synthesis by interacting with 23s rRNA

28
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Most important strategy of bacteria to spread resistance

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Lateral gene transfer

29
Q

Resistance to folate pathway inhibitors mean

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Target site substitution

31
Q

Causes pseudomembranous colitis

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Clindamycin

32
Q

Linezolid is a

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Oxazolidinones

33
Q

Used before for typhoid

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Chloramphenicol

34
Q

Limited spectrum of action

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Narrow spectrum

35
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Mobile genetic elements

38
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Meaning of resistance to macrolides

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Altered cell wall precursors unable to bind to vancomycin

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