Chapter 20

Question 1

Which of the following is used for treating influenza infections?

  	interferon
  	indinavir
  	acyclovir
  	oseltamivir
  	pentamidine isethionate

Answer 1

oseltamivir

Question 2

Antibiotic resistance can only develop against drugs that are naturally created by other microbes.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The MIC is the lowest concentration of drug capable of preventing microbial growth

Answer 3

True

Question 4

It is relatively easy to find drugs that are effective against eukaryotic pathogens.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Bacteriostatic agents are not capable of killing microbes directly.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Some drug combinations are synergistic; therefore, when taken together, they are more effective.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Penicillins are generally more effective against gram-negative bacteria

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Alexander Fleming performed the first clinical trials with penicillin, demonstrating its effectiveness as a chemotherapeutic agent.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Because antifungal drugs like amphotericin B target sterols in the plasma membrane, they are ineffective as antibacterial drugs.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Ivermectin is an antiprotozoan drug.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

A drug that inhibits translation at 70S ribosomes can be used to treat human viral infections.

Answer 11

False