Ch 14 micro

Which of the following does not bind to the 50S ribosomal subunit? A.tetracyclines B.lincosamides C.macrolides D.chloramphenicol

A

Which of the following routes of administration would be appropriate and convenient for home administration of an antimicrobial to treat a systemic infection? A.oral B.intravenous C.topical D. parenteral

A

Which of the following resistance mechanisms is commonly effective against a wide range of antimicrobials in multiple classes? A.efflux pump B.target mimicry C.target modification D.target overproduction

A.

In the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion test, the _______ of the zone of inhibition is measured and used for interpretation. A.diameter B.microbial population C.circumference D. depth

A. diameter

A scientist discovers that a soil bacterium he has been studying produces an antimicrobial that kills gram-negative bacteria. She isolates and purifies the antimicrobial compound, then chemically converts a chemical side chain to a hydroxyl group. When she tests the antimicrobial properties of this new version, she finds that this antimicrobial drug can now also kill gram-positive bacteria. The new antimicrobial drug with broad-spectrum activity is considered to be which of the following? A.resistant B.semisynthetic C.synthetic D.natural

B

Which of the following combinations would most likely contribute to the development of a superinfection? A.long-term use of narrow-spectrum antimicrobials B.long-term use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials C.short-term use of narrow-spectrum antimicrobials D. short-term use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials

B

Which of the following drug classes specifically inhibits neuronal transmission in helminths? A.quinolines B.avermectins C.amantadines D.imidazoles

B

Which of the following is not a type of β-lactam antimicrobial? A.penicillins B.glycopeptides C.cephalosporins D. monobactams

B

Which clinical situation would be appropriate for treatment with a narrow-spectrum antimicrobial drug? A.treatment of a polymicrobic mixed infection in the intestine B.prophylaxis against infection after a surgical procedure C.treatment of strep throat caused by culture identified Streptococcus pyogenes D.empiric therapy of pneumonia while waiting for culture results

C

Which of the following antimicrobials inhibits the activity of DNA gyrase? A.polymyxin B B.clindamycin C.nalidixic acid D.rifampin

C

Which of the following techniques cannot be used to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration of an antimicrobial drug against a particular microbe? A.Etest B.microbroth dilution test C.Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion test D.macrobroth dilution test

C. kirby-bauer

Which of the following is a nucleoside analog commonly used as a reverse transcriptase inhibitor in the treatment of HIV? acyclovir ribavirin adenine-arabinoside azidothymidine

D

Which of the following terms refers to the ability of an antimicrobial drug to harm the target microbe without harming the host? A.mode of action B.therapeutic level C.spectrum of activity D.selective toxicity

D

The utility of an antibiogram is that it shows antimicrobial susceptibility trends A.over a large geographic area. B.for an individual patient. C.in research laboratory strains. D.in a localized population.

D.

Which of the following has yielded compounds with the most antimicrobial activity? A.water B.air C.volcanoes D.soil

D. soil

The method that can determine the MICs of multiple antimicrobial drugs against a microbial strain using a single agar plate is called

Etest

The group of soil bacteria known for their ability to produce a wide variety of antimicrobials is called the ________.

actinomycetes

Which of the following resistance mechanisms describes the function of β-lactamase? A.efflux pump B.target mimicry C. drug inactivation D.target overproduction

c

The bacterium known for causing pseudomembranous colitis, a potentially deadly superinfection, is ______

clostridium

Antiviral drugs, like Tamiflu and Relenza, that are effective against the influenza virus by preventing viral escape from host cells are called ________.

neuraminidase inhibitors

T/F Echinocandins, known as "penicillin for fungi," target β(1→3) glucan in fungal cell walls.

t