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Micro1 Test2a
Practice for Microbiology 1 test on antimicrobial drugs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The use of ANY chemical/drug to treat ANY disease or condition is called ? | chemotherapy |
| Any drug used to treat any condition or disease is called ? | chemotherpeutic agent |
| Any chemical/drug used to treat an infectious disease is called ? | antimicrobial agent |
| A substance produced by microorganisms to kill or inhibit the growth of other microorganisms is called ? | antibiotic |
| Some antibiotics are man-made, or __. | synthetic |
| Antivirals are not technically antibiotics. But they can be called anti-__? | antimicrobials |
| Who is the father of chemo? | Paul Ehrlich |
| Paul Ehrlich discovered ? | salvarsan - treats syphilis |
| Penicillin was discovered by ? | Alexander Fleming |
| The ideal antimicrobial agent can kill or inhibit pathogens without damaging the ? | host |
| Antimicrobials must kill the pathogen before it mutates and becomes __. | resistant |
| What are the 3 classes of antimicrobial drugs? | 1. antibiotics 2. synthetic 3. semisynthetic |
| What kind of antimicrobial is partially made from both an antibiotic made by a pathogen and one that's synthetic? | semisynthetic |
| Skin infections are usually due to gram __ bacteria. | positive |
| UTIs are usually due to gram __ bacteria. | negative |
| What kind of antimicrobial treatment targets gram positive or gram negative bacteria? | narrow spectrum |
| Penicillin targets __. | peptidoglycan |
| Name 4 antibiotics that affect cell wall synthesis. | 1. penicillin 2. bacitracin 3. vancomycin 4. cephalosporins |
| What type of antibiotic is used to treat TB? | rifampin |
| Name 2 antibiotics that inhibit nucleic acid replication/transcription. | 1. quinolones 2. rifampin |
| Competitive __ work as antimetabolites. | inhibitors |
| What are the 5 mechanisms of action for antimicrobial agents? | 1. inhibit cell wall synthesis 2. damage cell membranes 3. inhibit nucleic acid synthesis 4. inhibit protein synthesis 5. inhibit enzyme activity |
| What antibiotic has a molecular structure almost identical to penicillin? | cephalosporins |
| What kind of enzyme breaks down penicillin and is used by bacteria that are resistant? | betalactamase |
| What type of antimicrobial targets both gram + and gram - bacteria? | broad spectrum |
| The problem with broad spectrum antimicrobials is that kill __ __ as well as pathogens. | natural flora |
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