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1
Q

Obtain specimens for testing before ______________

A

administering antibiotics

2
Q

Hospital publish a yearly report of commonly found bacteria and the drugs that they are susceptible, called an _________.

A

antibiogram

3
Q

Broth tests find _________.

A

the MIC

4
Q

MBC is the concentration that kills ________.

A

99.9% of the bacteria

5
Q

Bactericidal drugs have MBCs that are roughly ________.

A

equal to their MICs

6
Q

Bacteriostatic drugs have MBCs that are __________.

A

roughly four times their MICs

7
Q

Kirby-Bauer assays are ________.

A

the disk tests

8
Q

Antibiotic susceptibility tests do not adjust for _________.

A

site of infection, infections in abscesses (that require surgical intervention), host immune status, and other host factors (such as pH)

9
Q

Sulfonamides displace ___________.

A

bilirubin from albumin

10
Q

_______ is inactivated by pulmonary surfactant.

A

Daptomycin

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