Antibiotic Drugs Flashcards
(20 cards)
Who discovered the mold that produced Penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
Give the Five Mechanisms of Antibacterial Action.
1) Inhibition of bacterial cell-wall synthesis
2) Alteration of membrane permeability
3) Inhibition of protein synthesis
4) Inhibition of the synthesis of bacterial RNA and DNA
5) Interference with metabolism within the cell
What will happen if the bacteria are resistant to the drug?
The pathogen will continue to grow despite administration
What are the common indications for norfloxacin?
Urinary tract infections, prostatitis, STIs
What is characterized by granulomas in the lungs from accumulation of inflammatory cells with a cheesy caseated consistency?
Tuberculosis
What is called tuberculosis when it demonstrates resistance to two or more drugs?
Multi-Drug Resistant TB
What is the diagnostic injection given intradermally in doses of 5 tuberculin units (0.1 mL) to detect exposure to the tuberculosis (TB) organism?
Purified protein derivative (PPD)
What is the vaccine injection derived from an inactivated strain of Mycobacterium bovis?
Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG)
What category has a treatment regimen of 2HRZES/1HRZE/5HRE?
Category ll
What does RIPES stand for?
-Rifampicin
-Isoniazid
-Pyrazinamide
-Ethambutol
-Streptomycin
Jaundice due to__________.
hepatitis
What is the term used to described fungal infection?
Mycosis
What do you call to the fungi that cause integumentary infections?
Dermatophytes
What drugs are commonly used and frequently prescribed without prescription for oral and vaginal mycoses?
Topical Antifungal drugs
What are the symptoms you will experience when you are in the cold stage of malaria paroxysm?
-Feeling of intense cold
-Vigorous shivering, rigor
-Lasts 15-60 min
During the exoerythrocytic phase, what is the most effective antimalarial drug for eradicating the parasite?
Primaquine
AL means?
Artemeter-Lumifantrine
True or False: Cestodes are flatworms
tapeworms
What is a mature virus particle called?
Virion
Treatment usually involves ____________ HIV medications in combination to reduce resistance, A/E and decrease dosages.
3-4
