Antibiotic Drugs

Question 1

Decreasing viral load to undetectable levels is one of the goals of HAART. What does HAART stand for?

Answer 1

Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

Question 2

This is also known as prokaryotes, which are single-celled organisms that lack a true nucleus and nuclear membrane.

Answer 2

Bacteria

Question 3

How many stages of HIV infection has the WHO recently listed?

Answer 3

Four stages

Question 4

What do you call the method that Hans Christian Gram devised to classify bacteria?

Answer 4

Gram-stain method

Question 5

It is a retrovirus that attaches itselfto a host cell in order to replicate.

Answer 5

HIV

Question 6

Substances that inhibit bacterial growth or kill bacteria and other microorganisms.

Answer 6

Antibacterial Drugs

Question 7

These are chemicals that kill or suppress viruses by either destroying virions or inhibiting their ability to replicate.

Answer 7

Antiviral Drugs

Question 8

Who discovered the mold that produced penicillin, which was the first antibiotic to be used and marketed?

Answer 8

Alexander Fleming

Question 9

What do you call the mature virus particle?

Answer 9

Virion

Question 10

What do you call the minimum amount of an antibacterial drug to halt the growth of microorganisms?

Answer 10

MEC (Minimum Effective Concentration)

Question 11

It is an antihelminthic drug that destroys the worm’s cytoplasm, which immobilizes and kills the worm.

Answer 11

Albendazole

Question 12

What are the two types of resistance to antibacterial drugs?

Answer 12

Inherent and Acquired

Question 13

What are the drugs that are very specific with the worms they can kill, thus making accurate identification of causative organisms prior to treatment necessary?

Answer 13

Anti-helminthic Drugs

Question 14

When two drugs are used together, the desired effect may be greatly reduced. What antibiotic combination is this?

Answer 14

Antagonistic Effect

Question 15

The following is a list of medicines for the treatment of severe malaria, except: artesunate IV, primaquine, imidazoles, and quinine.

Answer 15

Imidazoles

Question 16

This occurs when the antibiotics reduce or completely eliminate the normal bacterial flora.

Answer 16

Superinfection

Question 17

These are drugs used to kill Plasmodium organisms and work during the phases of the parasite’s growth inside humans.

Answer 17

Anti-malarial Drugs

Question 18

What do you call the procedure recommended for some patients with a history of allergic reactions such as itching, hives, rash, swelling, or shortness of breath?

Answer 18

Penicillin Allergy Skin Testing

Question 19

What is the most effective antimalarial drug for eradicating the parasite during the exoerythrocytic phase?

Answer 19

Primaquine

Question 20

In clients with kidney impairment, both premature and full-term neonates, this medication should be used with caution.

Answer 20

Aminoglycosides