(Part 1) 1.20 Antimicrobial agents

Question 1

Collective term which refers to agents that destroy microorganisms through inhibiting their development

Answer 1

Antimicrobial agents

Question 2

Kills target microorganisms, resulting to cell lysis

Answer 2

Bactericidal agents

Question 3

Chemical produced by microorganisms that inhibits the growth of other microorganisms

Answer 3

Antibiotic

Question 4

Inhibits bacterial growth but does not kill the organism

Answer 4

Bacteriostatic agent

Question 5

Antimicrobial combination

Drug combination is substantially less than the activity of the single active drug alone

Answer 5

Antagonistic

Question 6

Antimicrobial combination

Drug combination is substantially greater than the activity of the single active drug

Answer 6

Synergistic

Question 7

Antimicrobial combination

Drug combination is no better than the single active drug alone

Answer 7

Autonomous / indifferent

Question 8

Beta-lactams inhibits cell wall synthesis

T or F

Answer 8

T

Question 9

Glycopeptides interferes protein synthesis 50s

T or F

Answer 9

F

Ihibibits cell wall synthesis

Question 10

Aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, and glycylcyclines interferes with protein synthesis at 30s

T or F

Answer 10

T

Question 11

Chloramphenicol and macrolides inteferes with protein synthesis at 50s

T or F

Answer 11

T