Antimicrobials

Question 1

Causes of antibiotic resistance

Answer 1

Over prescribing
Patients not finishing their course
Lack of new antibiotics being developed
Lack of hygiene and poor sanitation
Poor infection control in hospitals

Question 2

Quinolones

Answer 2

Limited against strep, gram negative and positive, can affect developing joint cartilage, retinal damage and blindness

Question 3

Sulphonamides

Answer 3

Hepatic metabolism, renal excretion, crystaluria leads to renal damage

Question 4

Tetracyclines

Answer 4

NO DAIRY, discolouration of teeth and bones in young animals

Question 5

Macrolides

Answer 5

penicillin substitute, Muscle paralysis with anaesthetics