ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS QUIZ

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

Carbenicillin

Methicillin

Nafcillin

Oxacillin

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Which of the following drugs involves modification of the drug by enzymatic modification or degradation of its active element to alter its/their resistance?

All of these

Pencillins

Choloramphenicol

Aminoglyosides

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Which antibiotic has a beta-lactam ring?

Streptomycin

Penicillin

Tetracycline

Cephalosporin

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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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Novobiocin can be used against

Haemophilus

gram +ve Staphylococci

all of these

gram -ve Meningococci & Gonococci

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The penicillin resistant to β-lactamases is

ampicillin

closacillin

penicillin-G

carbenicillin

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Which of the following is not a semi synthetic chemotherapeutic agent?

Ampicillin

Carbenicillin

Penicillin

Sulfonamide

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

Erythromycin

Neothramycin

Anthramycin

Sibromycin

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

cell wall synthesis

cell membrane function

DNA function

protein synthesis

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

Penicillin

Chloramphenicol

Streptomycin

Tetracycline

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