ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS QUIZ

Quinolones are

antimetabolites

broad-spectrum

bacteriostatic

penicillin derivatives

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Fluoroquinolones are antibiotics which inhibit

Cross-linking of peptidoglycan

DNA polymerase

DNA gyrase

RNA polymerase

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Which of the following may cause resistance to penicillin?

Alteration or lack of penicillin-binding proteins

Impermeability of cell envelope

Production of β-lactamases by bacteria

All of these

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Which of the following group is not the carbohydrate containing antibiotic?

Vancomycin & Moenomycin

Streptomycin & Streptothricin

Everninomycin & Nogirimycin

Erythromycin & candicidin

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The third generation cephalosporin agents is

cefotaxime

cephalexin

cefoxitin

cephalothin

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Chemotherapeutic agents must

All of these

prevent/destroy the activity of a parasite

leave unaltered the host's natural defense mechanisms

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

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A parenteral route of drug administration refers to

oral

nonoral

intravenously

intramuscularly

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

moderate osmotic pressure

high surface tension

low osmotic pressure

high osmotic pressure

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

All of these

Dilution susceptibility tests

Broth dilution test

Agar dilution test

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More promising chemotherapeutic agents for treating viral diseases is

nystatin

interferon

leukocytic interferon

fibroblast interferon

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