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Lecture 18 antimicrobial agents Flashcards

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Paul ehrlich

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german physician and bacteriologist

observed dyes stain in bacterial cells

searched for magic bullet that would kill pathogens without harming human

Salvarsan

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2
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Gerhard domagk

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Red dye prontosil
used to treat step infections in animal

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Chemotherapeutic agents

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Salvrsan, red dye prontosil

chemicals used to treat disease

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4
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Who discovered penicillin

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Fleming

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5
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First antibiotic

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Penicillin G

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6
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Selman waksman purified

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Streptomycin

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7
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Selective toxicity

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Causes greater harm to microbes than human host

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8
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Toxicity is relative and expressed as

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therapeutic index

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9
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Therepeutic index

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lowest dose toxic to patient divided by dose used for therapy

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10
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Penicillin G has a ______ therapeutic index

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high

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11
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TI equation

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LD50/ED50

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12
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Bacteriostatic

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chemicals inhibit bacterial growth

Patient’s defense must eliminate pathogen

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13
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Bactericidal

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chemical kills bacteria

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14
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broad-spectrum antimicrobials are important for treating ______ dsiease

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acute, life-threatening

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15
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Negative side effect of broad-spectrum antibmicrobials

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can disrupt microbiome that helps keep out pathogens, dysbiosis

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16
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Narrow spectrum antibiotics

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affectlimiated range

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17
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Narrow spectrum antibiotics requires

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identification, susceptibility of pathogen

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18
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Half life of medication

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time it takes for serum concentration to decrease by 50%

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19
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Half life medication dictates

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frequency of doses required

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20
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adverse effects of antibiotics

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allergic reactions, toxic effects, dysbiosis

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21
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intrinsic resistance

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structural resistance of bacteria, outer membrane of gram negatives block any meds

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22
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Bacterial may develop ______ resistance

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Acquired

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23
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Bacterial processes affected by antibiotics

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cell wall synthesis
protein synthesis
nucleic acid synthesis
metabolic pathways
cell membranes

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24
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Beta lactam antibiotics have a ______ and ______ therapeutic infex

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Beta lactam ring, high

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25
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Beta lactam antibiotics competitively inhibit ______

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Penicillin binding proteins (PBPs)

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PBPs

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catalyze formation of peptide bridges between adjacent glycan strands, disrupt cell wall sythesis

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27
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PBPs are only effective against

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actively growing cells

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28
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what does Beta lactam antibiotics do to gram cells

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peptidoglycan of gram positives exposed
outer membrane of gram negatives blocked

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29
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Penicillinase

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inactivates members of penicillin family

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30
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______ inactive a wide variety of beta lactam meds

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extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBLs)

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31
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gram ______ produce more Beta lactamase than gram ______

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Negatives, positives

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32
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Extended spectrum penicillins have greater activity against ______ species

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enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas

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33
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ESBLs have reduced activity against gram______

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positives

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34
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Augmentin

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Penicillin + beta lactamase inhibtor added to protect penicillin from being degraded by B-lactamase

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35
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Cephalosporins

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resistant to B-lactamase
has low affinity for PBPs of gram positives

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36
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Glycopeptide antibiotics

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bind to amino acid side chain of NAM molecules
Blocks peptidoglycan synthesis

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37
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Glycopeptide antibiotics are only effective against gram ______

38
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Side effects of glycopeptide antibiotics give ______ TI

39
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most widely used glycopeptide

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Vancomysin

40
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Bacitracin

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Toxicity limits to topic applications

41
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Ribosomes of prokaryotes

42
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Ribosomes of eukaryotes

43
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Ribosomes of mitochondria

44
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Aminoglycosides ______ bind to 30S, causing malfunction

Bacteriocidal

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Irreversibly

45
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Aminoglycosides block initiation of ______,
causes misreading of ______

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translation
mRNA

46
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Aminoglycosides is ineffective against

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Anaerobes, enterococci, streptococci

47
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inhaled form of ______ treats pseudomonas lung infections in cystic fibrosis

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Tobramycin

48
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Tetracyclines ______ bind to 30S

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Reversibly

49
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Tetracyclines block ______ attachment, prevent translation

50
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Tetracyclines are effective against

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Gram positives, gram negatives

51
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Glycylcyclines are effective against bacteria resistant to ______

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Tetracyclines

52
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Macrolides ______ bind to ______ unit

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reversibly, 50S

53
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When is macrolides used

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When patient is alelrgic to penicillin

54
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Macrolides is a bacteriostatic against gram ______

55
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Macrolides are not effective against

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Enterebacteriacaea

56
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Resistance of macrolides occurs from modification of ______

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Ribosomal RNA target

57
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Chloramphenical binds to ______ subunit

58
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Chloramphenicol is used to ______ side effect

59
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Fluoroquinolones inhibits ______

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Topoisomerases

60
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What is topoisomerases

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Enzymes that maintain supercoiling of DNA

61
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Fluoroquinolines is when ______ breaks, rejoins strands to relieve strain from localized unwinding of DNA

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DNA Gyrase

62
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Rifamycins block ______, prevents initiation of ______

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RNA polymerase, transcription

63
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Rifampin is a bactericidal against gram ______

64
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Folate inhibitors are most useful for

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interfering with metabolic

65
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Animals lack enzymes to synthesize folate, requires in ______

66
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Sulfonamides are ______ drugs

67
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Sulfa drugs are similar to ______, so enzymes binds chemical

68
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______ inhibits enzyme in later step

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Trimethoprim

69
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Sulfa drugs is an example of ______

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competitive inhibition

70
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Combination of trimathoprim and sulfonamide forms

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Co-trimoxazole

71
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Daptomycin inserts into ______

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cytoplasmic membrane

72
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Daptomycin is ineffective against ______

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gram negatives

73
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Polymyxins bind to membranes of ______

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gram negatives

74
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______ drugs are effective to mycobacterium

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First line

75
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______ inhibits mycolic acid synthesis

76
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______ inhibits enzymes required for other cell component synthesis

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Ehtambutol

77
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______ interferes with protein synthesis

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Pyrazinamide

78
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kirby bauer disc diffusion test

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sample of strain uniformly spread on agar with different antibiotics placed

drugs diffuse outwards

zone of inhibition used to determine whether strain is susceptible

79
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minimum inhibitory concetrion

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lowest concentration that prevents growth in vitro

80
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Minimum bacterial concentration

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lowest concentration that kills all cells in vitro

81
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Resistance to antimicrobial meds is increasing because

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increasing use, misuse for resistant microorganisms

82
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Antibiotic inactivation enzymes

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bacteria produce enzymes that interfere with drug

83
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example of antibiotic inactivation enzymes

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Penicillinase, extended spectrum B-lactamase

84
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Alteration in target molecule

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Minor structural changes to target can prevent binding

85
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Decreased uptake of medication

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caused by changes in porin proteins which selectively permit molecules to pass membrane

stops entry of antibiotic

86
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Decreased uptake of medications occurs in gram ______

87
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Increased elimination of medication

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Cell makes more efflux pumps, compound is ejected faster

88
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Spontaneous mutations can be caused by a single ______ change in gene

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base-pair, encodes a ribosomal protein

89
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Combination therapy

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combining multiple medications to a cell with a spontaneous mutation so that at least one of them will kill it

90
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gene transfer is commonly ______

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conjugative transfer of R plasmids which carry several different resistance genes

91
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Resistance genes on R plasmids originate from

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spontaneous mutations
microbes that naturally produce the antibiotic

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