ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS QUIZ

The nitrofurans differ from the antibiotics in that they

do not occur naturally

are antimicrobial drugs

all of these

occur naturally

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Which of the following is not an aminoglycoside antibiotic?

Neomycin

Kanamycin

Cephalosporin

Streptomycin

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Who developed the concept of specific toxicity?

Ehrlich

Watson

Pasteur

Fleming

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

Chloramphenicol

Tetracycline

Streptomycin

Penicillin

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Interference mechanism of ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin is due to their action on

cell wall synthesis

DNA function

protein synthesis

cell membrane function

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Which of the following is not an example of potent antitumer agents?

Neothramycin

Anthramycin

Erythromycin

Sibromycin

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When using alcohol as an antiseptic, which concentration is considered most effective?

50%

70%

95%

25%

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Both penicillin and fluoroquinolones

are inactivated by β-lactamase

inhibit the cross-linking of peptidoglycan

must be transported into the cytoplasm in order to act

bind to and inactivate a bacterial protein

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Which of the following tests is used to determine the minimal lethal concentration?

All of these

Broth dilution test

Agar dilution test

Dilution susceptibility tests

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A broad-spectrum antibiotic such as chloramphenicol is one that

kills all microorganisms

kills both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria

kills numerous types of microbes

kills all bacteria

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