ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS QUIZ

The antibiotics not having good activity against Enterobacteriaceae is

ciprofloxacin

cefoxitin

trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole

clindamycin

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The antibiotics not clinically useful for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection is

piperacillin

ceftazidime

aminoglycosides

trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole

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

mRNA translocation

Aminoacyl-tRNA binding

All of these

Peptide bond formation

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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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Which antibiotic has a beta-lactam ring?

Streptomycin

Cephalosporin

Tetracycline

Penicillin

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Which of the following is not an aminoglycoside antibiotic?

Streptomycin

Kanamycin

Neomycin

Cephalosporin

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With which of the following aminoglycosides interfere?

Cell wall synthesis

Cell membrane function

DNA function

Protein synthesis

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Most antibiotics are isolated from

soil microorganisms

plants

aquatic microorganisms

viruses

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A broad-spectrum antibiotic such as chloramphenicol is one that

kills all bacteria

kills numerous types of microbes

kills all microorganisms

kills both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria

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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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