antibiotic resistance

Question 1

what are three resistant mechanisms?

Answer 1

prevent entrance of the drug, pump agent out of the cell, inactivate drug

Question 2

what are 3 microbes that have drug resistance pumps?

Answer 2

e. coli, pseudomonas, and S. Aureus

Question 3

what is a microbe that prevents entrance of a drug?

Answer 3

mycobacteria

Question 4

what do microbes do to inactivate a drug?

Answer 4

for penicillin, it will release penicillinase and split the penecillin molecule

Question 5

what are three ways to combat drug resistance

Answer 5

use high doses quickly, continue therapy after symptoms are gone, use combinations