Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 2TMW
Some antimicrobial drugs are harmful to humans. Why can physicians safely use such drugs despite the potential danger?
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Match the antimicrobial drug class to its action.
1. Macrolides
A. Inhibit cell wall synthesis
2. Tetracyclines
B. Disrupt cell membrane integrity
3. Quinolones
C. Block folic acid synthesis
4. Sulfa Drugs
D. Interrupts nucleic acid synthesis
5. Penicillins
E. Inhibits protein synthesis
6. Polymyxin
1) It is sometimes best to use two different antibiotics in order to treat an infection. This might happen because of the :
-Symbiotic effects of the drugs
-Synergistic effects of the drugs
-Antagonistic effects of the two drugs
2) What was the first synthetic antimicrobial?
- Salvarsan
- Tetracycline
- Sulfonimide
The question below is one question I just separated the question marks
1) How are antibiotics, as a class of drugs, unique?
2)How does this facilitate resistance?
3)How are antibiotics misused?
Chapter 10 Solutions
Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
Ch. 10 - Prob. 1TMWCh. 10 - Some antimicrobial drugs are harmful to humans....Ch. 10 - Prob. 3TMWCh. 10 - Why is it incorrect to say that an individual...Ch. 10 - Prob. 1CCSCh. 10 - Prob. 1EDCSCh. 10 - Prob. 1MCCh. 10 - Prob. 2MCCh. 10 - Prob. 3MCCh. 10 - Which of the following statements is relevant in...
Ch. 10 - Prob. 5MCCh. 10 - Multiple-drug-resistant microbes _____. a. are...Ch. 10 - Prob. 7MCCh. 10 - Prob. 8MCCh. 10 - Prob. 9MCCh. 10 - What specific test for antimicrobial efficacy is...Ch. 10 - What characteristics would an ideal...Ch. 10 - Contrast narrow-spectrum and broad-spectrum drugs....Ch. 10 - Why is the fact that drug Z destroys the NAM...Ch. 10 - Prob. 4SACh. 10 - Prob. 6SACh. 10 - Prob. 7SACh. 10 - Prob. 8SACh. 10 - Compare and contrast the actions of polyenes,...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10SACh. 10 - Prob. 1CTCh. 10 - Prob. 2CTCh. 10 - Prob. 3CTCh. 10 - Prob. 4CTCh. 10 - Prob. 5CTCh. 10 - Even though aminoglycosides such as gentamicin can...Ch. 10 - Prob. 7CTCh. 10 - Prob. 8CTCh. 10 - Prob. 9CTCh. 10 - Antiparasitic drugs in the benzimidazole family...Ch. 10 - Prob. 11CTCh. 10 - Scientists have cultured bacteria isolated from...Ch. 10 - Prob. 14CTCh. 10 - Enterococcus faecium is frequently resistant to...
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- Many antibiotics used in modern medicine are compounds made by fungi that inhibit bacterial protein synthesis. Describe the specific effect of the following antimicrobial drugs: (i) Chloramphenicol (ii) Rifamycinarrow_forwardWhere do true antibiotics come from in nature? Explain why this is the case.arrow_forwardI am an agent that can cause human disease but under normal circumstances am unlikely to be a serious hazard to laboratory workers, the community, livestock or the environment. Effective treatment and preventive measures are available. What is my risk factor?arrow_forward
- A patient is diagnosed with malignant Hymenolepis nana and HIV. The patient's CD4 cell count is 28 cells per cubic millimeter and the patient is nonadherent to HIV drugs. Why or why not would albendazole be effective in this case?arrow_forwardWhich of the following does not belong to the group? Antimicrobial proteins Resident microflora Inflammatory response Phagocytesarrow_forwardSome antibiotics fail to kill/inhibit a pathogen simply because the microbe is naturally (intrinsically) resistant to it. True or False ?arrow_forward
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