Unit 3.7

Question 1

Which group of antibiotics is especially effective against anaerobic bacteria and thus is often used for dental infections, bite wounds, deep pyodermas, or other anaerobic infections.

Answer 1

lincosamindes

Question 2

Which macrolide is used in cattle for respiratory infections but can potentially kill primates by causing fatal arrhythmias?

Answer 2

tilmicosin

Question 3

Which antibiotic is used to treat GI protozoa like Giardia, but has been reported to produce neurological side effects even at normal doses?

Answer 3

metronidazde

Question 4

What antibiotic is known to be excellent at penetrating tissues, but is totally banned from food animal use because it causes bone marrow damage in mammals?

Answer 4

chloramphenicol

Question 5

Which drug is very similar to the drug in the question above, but IS approved for use in food animals because is does NOT produce bone marrow problems in mammals?

Answer 5

florfenicol

Question 6

This antibiotic is used exclusively for topical applications; often combined with neomycin and polymyxin B in first aid creams.

Answer 6

bacitracin

Question 7

T or F
Clindamycin and lincomycin are contraindicated for use in rabbits, hamsters, and guinea pigs because they can produce fatal GI side effects.

Answer 7

True