Deck 16: Antibacterial Agents

Question 1

The term pathogenic means:

A) biological
B) chemical
C) nuclear
D) disease-causing

Answer 1

disease-causing

Question 2

Antibiotics are substances produced by microorganisms that can:

A) inhibit other microorganisms only
B) inhibit or kill other microorganisms
C) produce other microorganisms
D) block the portal of exit

Answer 2

inhibit or kill other microorganisms

Question 3

Subtherapeutic doses are those that are:

A) resistant
B) pathogenic
C) below the level used to treat diseases
D) above the level used to treat diseases

Answer 3

below the level used to treat diseases

Question 4

The mechanisms of action for the sulfonamides include:

A) blocking the biosynthetic pathway of tocopherol
B) blocking the biosynthetic pathway of folic acid
C) inhibiting the biosynthetic pathway of ascorbic acid
D) inhibiting the biosynthetic pathway of amino acid

Question 5

The first antimicrobial agents that were discovered were the:

A) penicillins
B) sulfonamides
C) macrolides
D) cephalosporins

Question 6

Cephalosporins are classified in how many generations?

A) 4
B) 5
C) 2
D) 3

Question 7

The generic name of Zithromax is:

A) ciprofloxacin
B) norfloxacin
C) azithromycin
D) clarithromycin

Question 8

An example of a ureidopenicillin is:

A) mezlocillin (Mezlin )
B) ticarcillin (Ticar )
C) ampicillin (Omnipen )
D) penicillin G (Pfizerpen )

Question 9

The term bactericidal means:

A) derived from molds
B) antibiotic
C) systemic
D) killing microbes

Question 10

The term bacteriostatic means:

A) localized
B) invading
C) inhibiting microbial growth
D) relying on host defenses

Question 11

Bacteria that have the ability to resist decolorization with alcohol after being treated with Gram's crystal violet stain are known as:

A) gram negative
B) penicillin G
C) staphylococci
D) gram positive

Question 12

A reaction to a foreign serum is known as:

A) angioedema
B) toxicity
C) penicillinase
D) serum sickness

Question 13

Examples of agents with gram-negative spectrum are:

A) safranins
B) beta-lactamases
C) cephalosporins
D) penicillins

Question 14

The range of bacteria against which an agent is effective is known as its:

A) generation
B) antibacterial spectrum
C) antibiotic spectrum
D) gram-negative spectrum

Question 15

Antibiotics effective against a wide range of organisms are known as:

A) positive spectrum
B) wide spectrum
C) broad spectrum
D) antibacterial spectrum

Question 16

The most common superinfection is:

A) thrush
B) hepatotoxicity
C) candidiasis
D) diarrhea

Question 17

The generic name of Ceclor is:

A) cefadroxil
B) cefaclor
C) cefprozil
D) cefoperazone

Question 18

Aminoglycosides are used for the treatment of:

A) sore throat
B) herpes zoster
C) sepsis
D) arthritis

Question 19

The most common cause of death for people with a chronic or critical illness is:

A) diabetes
B) heart attack
C) infection
D) stroke

Question 20

Control of infectious disease occurrence depends on breaking the:

A) antibiotic resistance
B) portal of exit
C) reservoir
D) chain of transmission

Question 21

Antibiotics were discovered in 1928 by:

A) Sir Alexander Fleming
B) Sir Arthur Fleming
C) Louis Pasteur
D) Ewins and Phillips

Question 22

The first sulfonamide used with great success in combating pneumonia was:

A) PABA
B) trimethoprim
C) sulfapyridine
D) sulfamethoxazole

Question 23

The original penicillin was:

A) penicillin A
B) penicillin B
C) penicillin I
D) penicillin G

Question 24

First-generation cephalosporins have their highest activity against:

A) cefazolin
B) gram-positive bacteria
C) gram-negative bacteria
D) broad-spectrum bacteria

Question 25

Aminoglycosides are very important for the treatment caused by:

A) gram-negative bacilli
B) gram-positive bacilli
C) mycoplasma
D) chlamydia

Question 26

For patients who are allergic to penicillins, which of the following types of drugs are commonly used instead for infections?

A) Tetracyclines
B) Sulfa drugs
C) Macrolides
D) Cephalosporins

Question 27

Agents that have become a dominant class of antimicrobials since 1990 are known as:

A) fluoroquinolones
B) sulfa drugs
C) tetracyclines
D) aminoglycosides

Question 28

Agents that may cause discoloration in the developing teeth of children younger than 8 years old are known as:

A) streptogramins
B) fluoroquinolones
C) aminoglycosides
D) tetracyclines

Question 29

Chloramphenicol should only be used for:

A) patients with severe liver or kidney disease
B) very serious infections that cannot be managed by other drugs
C) severe sore throat
D) elderly patients

Question 30

The best drug for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris appears to be:

A) linezolid
B) vancomycin
C) spectinomycin
D) clindomycin

Question 31

The trade name for rifapentine is:

A) Floxin
B) Rifater
C) Priftin
D) Seromycin

Question 32

An example of tetracyclines is:

A) clindamycin
B) spectinomycin
C) minocycline
D) vancomycin

Question 33

The generic name of Zyvox is:

A) laniazid
B) linezolid
C) ofloxacin
D) cycloserine

Question 34

Ethambutol is an anti-tuberculotic agent that occasionally causes:

A) optic neuritis
B) loss of memory
C) seizures
D) heart failure

Question 35

You should inform patients that ________ may cause tears and urine to become a red-orange color.

A) pyrazinamide
B) ethambutol
C) isoniazid
D) rifampin