ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS QUIZ

More promising chemotherapeutic agents for treating viral diseases is

interferon

leukocytic interferon

fibroblast interferon

nystatin

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The antibiotics not having good activity against Enterobacteriaceae is

trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole

ciprofloxacin

cefoxitin

clindamycin

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Which of the following drugs may show plasmid-mediated resistance?

Methicillin

Ampicillin

Nalidixic acid

Rifampicin

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

Cephalothin

Ampicillin/sulbactam

Piperacillin

Vancomycin

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Polyene antibiotics are

β-lactam - thiazolidine ring

small ring structures

any of these

large ring structures

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

Penicillin

Tetracycline

Streptomycin

Chloramphenicol

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Chemotherapeutic agents must

prevent/destroy the activity of a parasite

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

All of these

leave unaltered the host's natural defense mechanisms

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The penicillin stable in gastric acid and suitable for oral administration is

carbenicillin

pencillin-G

closacillin

methicillin

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

Ampicillin

Carbenicillin

Sulfonamide

Penicillin

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Bacterial cells susceptible to penicillium can be protected from destruction if the medium in which they are exposed is of

low osmotic pressure

high osmotic pressure

high surface tension

moderate osmotic pressure

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