Antibiotic Drugs

Question 1

Substances that inhibits bacterial growth or kill bacteria and other microorganisms

Answer 1

Antibacterial drugs

Question 2

Discovered the mold that produced Penicillin, the first antibiotic to be used and marketed

Answer 2

Alexander Fleming

Question 3

Minimum amount of antibacterial drug to halt the growth of microorganisms

Answer 3

Minimum Effective Concentration

Question 4

When bacteria is _______ to the drug, the pathogen will continue to grow despite administration

Answer 4

Resistant

Question 5

Occurs when one antibiotic increases the effectiveness of the 2nd drug

Answer 5

Potentiative effect

Question 6

Effective against gram-positive and gram-negative organisms

Answer 6

Broad spectrum

Question 7

Occurs when the antibiotics reduce or completely eliminate the normal bacterial flora

Answer 7

Superinfection

Question 8

Provide resistance by destroying the beta-lactam ring in the drugs

Answer 8

Beta-Lactamase

Question 9

Have the broadest antibacterial actions of any antibiotics

Answer 9

Carbapenems

Question 10

Decreases the efficacy of oral contraceptives

Answer 10

Tetracycline

Question 11

Cochlear and vestibular damage

Answer 11

Ototoxicity

Question 12

Destroys bacteria by altering their DNA

Answer 12

Quinolones

Question 13

Drugs used to treat infections caused by Mycobacterium bacterial species

Answer 13

Antituberculosis Medications/ Antimycobacterium

Question 14

Resistance to Rifampicin

Answer 14

Rifampicin-resistant TB

Question 15

Prevents synthesis of glucans which are found in fungal cell walls

Answer 15

Echinocandins

Question 16

Chemicals that kill or suppress virus by either destroying virions or inhibiting their ability to replicate

Answer 16

Antiviral drugs

Question 17

Treatment usually involves 3-4 HIV medications in combination to reduce resistance

Answer 17

Anti-retrovirals

Question 18

HAART stands for

Answer 18

Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

Question 19

Mature virus particle

Answer 19

Virion

Question 20

Blocks polymerase enzyme that stimulates the synthesis of new viral genomes which results to low viral concentration enabling the host’s defenses to eliminate the virus

Answer 20

Non-HIV antivirals