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1
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What is the definition of antimicrobial/antibiotic?

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chemical agent used in the body for theraputic purposes

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define antibiotic

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greek for “against life”, antimicrobial agents that are natural products of microorganisms

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3
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define synthesis

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lab made, not living

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4
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what did Paul Ehrlich find in 1904?

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that certain dyes had microbial effects.

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5
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what does Trypan Red kill?

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trypanosome that causes the african sleeping sickness

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What is arsphenamine?

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arsenic compound effective against syphilis

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when was arsphenamine found?

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1910

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what did General Domagk discover in 1935?

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the dye protonsil red was effective against staph, strep, and other G(+) organisms

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what did Jacques and Therese Trefouel discover?

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that pronotonsil red broke down to sulfanilamide in the body and became the first sulfa-drug

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what us necessary for the synthess of nucleic acid?

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folic acid

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where do eukaryotes get their folic acid?

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from environment and diet

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what do sulfonamides do to bacteria?

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it interferes with the folic acid sythesis by mimicking PABA and makes bad folic acid

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13
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what are bacteriostaticks still used for?

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G(+), UTI G(-) rods, and TB

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what is a downside to bacteriostaticks? 3

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many resistant organisms, drug allergies, and it accumulates in the kidneys

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what are bacteriostaticks often used in combonation with?

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trimetathropin, effective against shigella and pseudamonas

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when was penicillin discovered?

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1896

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what happened in 1928?

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alexander flemming isolated it but thought it would break down rapidly in the body and dropped research in 1931

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when did penicillin come to the US?

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1931

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19
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what does penicillin do?

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interferes with petidoglycan synthesis, cell wall leaks and cell dies.

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20
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what is penicillin super effective against?

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G(+)

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21
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What is amexicillin? 4

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semi-synthetic penicillin
acid stable
excreted in urine
doesn’t bind with food

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where are cephelo sproins from?

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derived from fungus cephalosporium acremonium

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what is 1st generation cephalosporins effective against?

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G(+), some G(-)) rods

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what are 2nd generation cephalosporins effective against?

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G (+) and G(-) rods

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what are third generation cephalosporins effective against?

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G(-) rods esp. pseudomonas, central nervous system diseases

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26
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what is streptomyosin?

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aminoglycoside, is a broad spectrum bacteriocidal.

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27
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when was streptomyosin discovered?

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in 1944

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28
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where does streptomyocin come from?

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mold like bacterium called streptomyeces griseus

29
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what stimulated the search for more antibiotics from microbes?

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streptomyosin

30
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what was the first effective anti TB drug?

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streptomyocin

31
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what does streptomyocin do?

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interferes with prokaryotic protien synthesis

32
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what is a downside to streptomyocin?

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it is toxic, causs kidney damage, hearing loss and requires blood level monitoring.

33
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what is gentamycin used against? 5

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proteus, e. coli, klebsiella, serratia, pseudomonas

34
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what is spectinomyocin used against? 3

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neisseria, gonotthoeae, IM (?)

35
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what is neomycin?

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bacterial conjunctivitis if used in conjunction w/ polymyxin B and bacitrican

36
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why have aminoglycoside usage gone down?

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second and third generation cephalosporins

37
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what are two natural tetracyclines?

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chlortetracycline and oxytetracycline

38
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what are two synthetic tetracyclines?

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tetracycline and doxycycline

39
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what is the drug of choice for most rickettsia and chlamydiae?

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tetracycline

40
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what are tetracyclines?

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broad spectrum, bacteriostatic that interfere with protien synthesis

41
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what are 4 downsides to tetracyclines?

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can cause liver, kidney damage and perminent yellowing of perminent teeth. favors growth of antibiotic resistant organisms in the intestines

42
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what are chloramphenicols?

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bacteriostatic that disrupts protien synthesis and was the first broad spectrum antibiotic

43
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what were chloramphenicolsoriginally made from?

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streptomyces, but now made synthetically

44
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what are 3 downsides to chloramphenicols?

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can cause allergic reactions, depresses bone marrow function which can lead to aplastic anemia

45
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when are chloremphenicals used?

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only in life threatening circumstances such as typhoid fever or menigitis

46
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whaat are fluorquinolones?

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synthetic and bacteriocidal. they inhibit bacterial DNA synthesis

47
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when are fluroquinolones used? 6

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for GI infections, STD, and Neisseria, chlamydiae, staphylococcus aureus, and streptococcus pyogenes

48
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what was the first drug made for veterinary medicine?

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baytril

49
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what is erythromycin/

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a macrolide produced from streptomyces. it is bacteriostatick

50
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what is erythromycin mostly effective against?

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G(+), some G(-), and mycobacteria

51
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what are 5 things erythromycin is used for?

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penicillin allergic people, whooping cough, diptheria, cambylo bacteria, legionare’s disease

52
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what is clindamycin and lincomycin used for?

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penicillin resistant cases and against staphylococcus, anaerobes, and chlamydiaw

53
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what is a side effect of clindamycin and lincomycin?

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clostridial overgrowth in intestones

54
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why are fungi difficult to deal with?

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because both fungi and host are eukaryotes

55
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what are imidazoles used for?

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localized skin infections

56
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what are 5 antifungals?

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miconazole, ketoconazole, clotrimazole, amphotericin, fluconazole

57
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what are three topical imadozoles?

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miconazole, ketoconazole, clotrimazole.

58
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what would you use for systemic fungal infections?

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AMPHOTERICIN b, FLUCONAZOLE

59
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what is nystatin?

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topical, cream suppository used for yeast infections

60
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what are four antiviral medications?

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acyclovir, amantodine, aziclothymidine, interferons

61
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what does amantadine do?

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reduces influenza spread and blocks penetration and uncoating of viral particles

62
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what does acyclovir do?

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inhibits viral DNA polymerase

63
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what is acyclovir mostly used against?

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herpes, varicella zoster

64
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what does aziclothymidine (AZT) do?

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interferes with reverse transcriptidase which humans do not have

65
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what is AZT used against?

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retroviruses like HIV

66
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what is a downside to AZT?

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toxic side effects

67
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what are interferons?

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protiens produced by cells in response to a viral infection

68
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what are interferons used against?

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influenza, hepatitis, herpes, colds, genital warts

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