WorksheetsMicrobiology Trivia 11: Antimicrobial Drugs
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of these is an advantage of narrow-spectrum antimicrobials?
Effective against many pathogens
Can increase resistance pressure
Lower risk of resistance pressure
Can cause superinfection
Which of these would be more likely to be appropriate to treat an unidentified pathogen?
Broad-spectrum antimicrobial
Narrow-spectrum antimicrobial
A disease in this organ may increase the toxicity of a drug.
Eye
Heart
Skin
Kidney
This route of administration will cause a drug’s plasma concentration to peak the fastest.
Oral
Intramuscular
Intravenous
Suppository
What mode of action do beta-lactams use?
Cell wall biosynthesis
Protein biosynthesis
Cell membrane function
Nucleic acid synthesis
Sulfonamides (sulfas) inhibit the synthesis of this.
Acetic acid
Folic acid
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Which of these do fungi make?
Cholesterol
Ergosterol
Imidazole
Cellulose
Neuraminidase inhibitors can be effective against this.
Influenza
HIV
Candida
MRSA
Reverse transcriptase inhibitors can be particularly effective against this.
Influenza
HIV
Candida
MRSA
Proteins similar to the A-site of the bacterial ribosome have been found to contribute to amino-glycoside resistance. What mechanism of resistance is this?
Efflux pump
Target mimicry
Drug modification
Prevention of cellular uptake
This type of antibiotic kills bacteria.
Bacteriostatic
Bactericidal
This type of interaction is why some antibiotics are less effective when antacids are used.
Antagonistic
Synergistic
Aminoglycosides are active against this in bacteria.
Cell wall
Cell membrane
Ribosome
DNA
This class of antibiotics includes Neosporin.
Beta-lactams
Oxazolidinones
Polymixins
Fluoroquinalones
Which of these is the most typical target of antifungals?
Nucleus
Ribosome
Endoplasmic reticulum
Cell membrane
