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Practice for Microbiology 1 test on antimicrobial drugs

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