antimcrobial4

Question 1

What type of infections is acyclovir primarily used to treat?

Answer 1

Herpes virus infections (e.g., HSV-1, HSV-2, and VZV)

Question 2

give examples of antiprotozoan

Answer 2

Cholorquine
Quinacrine
Metronidazole

Question 3

Whats used to treat malaria

Answer 3

Choloroquine

Question 4

Whats used to treat giardia

Answer 4

Quinacrine

Question 5

whats used to treat vaginitis

Answer 5

Metronidazole

Question 6

Give example of anthelminthic drugs

Answer 6

• Niclosamide and Praziquantel
• Mebendazole
• Ivermectin

Question 7

whats used to treat tapeworms

Answer 7

Niclosamide and Praziquantel

Question 8

Whats used to treat nematodes , mites and lice

Answer 8

Ivermectin

Question 9

determines susceptibility of an organism to a series of antibiotics

Answer 9

Agar disk diffusion method (Kirby Baeur test )

Question 10

used for testing for minimal inhibitory
concentration (MIC) of antibiotics

Answer 10

A microdilution, or microtiter

Question 11

Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance

Answer 11

1. Enzymatic destruction of drug
2. Prevention of penetration of drug
3. Alteration of drug’s target site
4. Rapid ejection of the drug

Question 12

Resistance genes are often on
_________ or _________ that can
be transferred between bacteria!

Answer 12

Plasmids
Transposons

Question 13

MISUSE OF ANTIBIOTICS

Answer 13

1. Using outdated or weakened antibiotics
2. Using antibiotics for the common cold and other inappropriate
   conditions
3. Using antibiotics in animal feed
4. Failing complete the prescribed regimen
5. Using someone else’s leftover prescription