ANTIBIOTIC DRUGS

Question 1

also known as prokaryotes

Answer 1

BACTERIA

Question 2

single-celled organisms that lack a true nucleus and nuclear membrane

Answer 2

PROKARYOTES

Question 3

discovered the mold that produced Penicillin which was the first antibiotic to be used and marketed

Answer 3

ALEXANDER FLEMING

Question 4

penetrate the bacterial cell wall and have an affinity for the bacteria’s binding sites

Answer 4

ANTIBACTERIAL DRUGS

Question 5

type of resistance that occurs without previous exposure to the drug

Answer 5

INHERENT

Question 6

type of resistance that caused by prior exposure to the antibacterial

Answer 6

AQCUIRED

Question 7

is a secondary infection that occurs when the normal microbial flora of the body are disturbed during antibiotic therapy

Answer 7

SUPERINFECTION

Question 8

the liver and kidneys are involved in drug metabolism and excretion, and antibacterials may result in damage to these organs

Answer 8

ORGAN TOXICITY

Question 9

equal to the sum of the effects of two antibiotics

Answer 9

ADDITIVE EFFFECT

Question 10

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

Answer 10

POTENTIATIVE EFFECT

Question 11

when two drugs are used together, the desired effect may be greatly reduced

Answer 11

ANTAGONISTIC EFFECT