antibiotics: general info

Question 1

what antibacterial drugs will inhibit cell wall s ynthesis?

Answer 1

ß lactams: cephalosporins and penicillin

vancomycin

carbapenems: monobactam

bacitracin

Question 2

what 4 targets will antibacterial drugs will take action against in bacteria?

Answer 2

1) bacterial cell wall
2) bacterial protein synthesis
3) bacterial nucleic acid synthesis
4) bacterial metabolic pathway

Question 3

what is a broad spectrum drug?

Answer 3

inhibits a broad range of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria

Question 4

what is a narrow spectrum drug?

Answer 4

active against a limited variety of bacteria

Question 5

what does Bacteriostatic mean?

Answer 5

inhibit growth of bacteria

Question 6

what does Bacteriocidal mean?

Answer 6

it kills bacteria

Question 7

what antibacterial drugs work as Inhibitior of nucleic acid synthesis?

Answer 7

Fluoroquinolones

Rifampin

Question 8

what antibacterial drugs work as Inhibitors of folic acid synthesis?

Answer 8

Sulfonamides

Trimethoprim

Pyrimethamine

Question 9

what drugs work as Inhibitors of protein synthesis?

Answer 9

Aminoglycosides

Tetracyclines Chloramphenicol

Macrolides

Linezolid

Lincosamide

Streptogramins