Bacteriology- Drugs

Question 1

Penicillin

Answer 1

Affects bacterial cell wall by interacting with transpeptidase

Active when cells are growing

contains a beta-lactam ring that interacts with bacterial transpeptidases

Question 2

Cephalosporin

Answer 2

Affects bacterial cell wall by interacting with transpeptidase

Active when cells are growing

contains a beta-lactam ring that interacts with bacterial transpeptidases

Question 3

ampicillin

Answer 3

a penicillin - affects cell walls

Question 4

amoxcillin

Answer 4

a penicillin - affects cell walls

Question 5

methicillin

Answer 5

a penicillin resistant to penicillinases

• affects cell walls

Question 6

naficillin

Answer 6

a penicillin resistant to penicillinases

• affects cell walls

Question 7

beta-lactamase inhibitors

Answer 7

suicide inhibitors of beta-lactamase

clavulanic acid
sulbactam

Question 8

augmentin

Answer 8

clavulanate (beta lactamase inhibitor) + amoxicillin (penicillin/beta-lactam)

Question 9

timetin

Answer 9

clavulanate (beta lactamase inhibitor) + ticarcillin (penicillin/beta-lactam)