Antimicobia Agents Flashcards
Which agents kill the bacteria by inhibit protein synthesis?
Chloramphenicol
Macrolides
Aminoglycocides
Tetracycline
Beta lactam antibiotic include :
Penicillin
Carrbapenems
Cephalosporin
Monobactam
Polymyxin treat infection caused by gram neg bacteria by :
Disrupt plasma membrane
Nitrofurantoin inhibit bacterial enzyme and used to
Treat UTIs
Nitrofurantoin inhibit bacterial enzyme and used to
Treat UTIs
Macrolides include
1.erythromycin
2. Claithromycin
Beta lactamase inhibitors include :
Clavulanic acid
Sulbactam
Tazobactam
Gentamycin belongs to which antimicrobial agent groups
Aminoglycocides
The extended-spectrum beta-lactamases confer resistance to
A. Amoxicillin
B. Ceftriaxone
C. Erythromycin
D. Rifampin
B
Which drug known to be active against parasitic infections has importance as a therapeutic agent in cases of disease caused by anaerobic bacteria?
A. Isoniazid
B. Metronidazole
C. Rifampin
D. Trimethoprim
B
An example of a bactericidal antibiotic is
A. Chloramphenicol
B. Erythromycin
C. Tetracycline
D. Tobramycin
D
The supervisor of a microbiology laboratory has been asked to begin performing in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis because of an increase in the reported resistance in his community. Which of the following methods would be appropriate for this testing?
A. Broth microdilution method using Mueller-Hinton broth
B. Kirby-Bauermethod
C. BACTECmethod
D. Schlichter method
C
Whichofthefollowingantimicrobial agents acts by inhibiting cell wall synthesis?
A. Clindamycin
B. Gentamicin
C. Naladixic acid
D. Vancomycin
D
Which of the following antimicrobial agents acts by inhibiting protein synthesis?
A. Gentamicin
B. Methicillin
C. Rifampin
D. Ampicillin
A
Which of the following is not one of the standard control organisms used for the weeklytestingofantimicrobialdisks?
A. Staphylococcus epidermidis (ATCC
25833)
B. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC
27853)
C. Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922)
D. Enterococcusfaecalis (ATCC 29212)
A
