Pharm Final Quiz 4 (Antimicrobial Agents)

About ___% of antibiotic prescriptions in 2020 were unnecessary.

• 30

• 10

• 50

• 70

Older adults and malnourished patients have less resistance to infection.

• True

• False

What is a potential consequence of overusing anti-infective agents?

• Drug resistance

• Improved immunity

• Faster recovery from all diseases

• Decreased risk of infection

Antibacterial agents can either kill bacteria or inhibit bacterial growth.

• True

• False

Bacteriostatic drugs:

• A) Kill bacteria

• B) Inhibit bacterial growth

• C) Both A and B

• D) None of the above

Bactericidal drugs:

• A) Kill bacteria

• B) Inhibit bacterial growth

• C) Both A and B

• D) None of the above

Depending on dose, drugs may have both bacteriostatic and bactericidal effects.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-5

Narrow spectrum antibiotics are primarily effective against ___ type of organism.

• one

• all

• multiple

• unknown

Broad spectrum antibiotics are effective against a wide variety of microbes.

• True

• False

Fill in the blank: Superinfections are common with _______ spectrum antibiotics.

• broad

• narrow

• extended

• limited