ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS QUIZ

Which of the following may cause resistance to penicillin?

All of these

Impermeability of cell envelope

Production of β-lactamases by bacteria

Alteration or lack of penicillin-binding proteins

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The scientist who first discovered the substance penicillin was

Joseph Lister

Paul Ehrlich

Alexander Fleming

none of these

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Which is not an amino acid and peptide antibiotic?

Bacitracin

Tetranactin

Penicillin

Actinomycin

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The antibiotics which affords a broad spectrum of antimicrobial coverage against aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, rickettsiae, chlamydiae, and mycoplasmas is

vancomycin

tetracycline

metronidazole

gentamicin

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Which of the following antibiotics can't be used for treatment of infections with β-lactamase-producing Staphylococcus aureus?

Vancomycin

Cephalothin

Piperacillin

Ampicillin/sulbactam

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Cycloserine inhibits

D-alanyl - D-alanine synthetase

alanine racemase

amidase

Both (a) and (b)

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Chemotherapeutic agents must

leave unaltered the host's natural defense mechanisms

prevent/destroy the activity of a parasite

be able to come in contact with the parasite by penetrating the cells

All of these

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A parenteral route of drug administration refers to

intravenously

nonoral

oral

intramuscularly

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The third generation cephalosporin agents is

cephalexin

cephalothin

cefoxitin

cefotaxime

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The compound(s) which act(s) as metabolic antagonist is/are

both (a) and (b)

trimethoprim

sulphonamides

none of these

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