ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS QUIZ

Chelate forming peptide antibiotic are/is

sideromycins

vancomycin

bleomycins

both (a) and (b)

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The third generation cephalosporin agents is

cephalexin

cefoxitin

cefotaxime

cephalothin

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Which of the following may cause resistance to penicillin?

Production of β-lactamases by bacteria

Alteration or lack of penicillin-binding proteins

Impermeability of cell envelope

All of these

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Nystatin is a drug used for treatment of diseases caused by

protozoan

gram positive bacterium

gram negative bacterium

yeast

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Which of the following is used only in life-threatening situations when no other drug is adequate?

Streptomycin

Penicillin

Chloramphenicol

Tetracycline

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Which of the following is not β-lactamase-resistant penicillin?

Oxacillin

Methicillin

Nafcillin

Carbenicillin

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The nitrofurans differ from the antibiotics in that they

do not occur naturally

all of these

occur naturally

are antimicrobial drugs

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Quinones and related antibiotics are

tetracyclines

mitomycin

actinorhodin

all of these

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Which of the following protein synthesis mechanisms may be affected by particular drugs?

Aminoacyl-tRNA binding

Peptide bond formation

All of these

mRNA translocation

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Which of the following is a drug that interferes with the process of DNA production in the virus that causes genital herpes?

Amantadine

Erythromycin

Acyclovir

Vancomycin

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