Question 1

All of the following are b-lactam antibiotics EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Penems 
B)  Monobactams 
C)  Carbapenems 
D)  Monoterpenes 
A)  Penems 
B)  Monobactams 
C)  Carbapenems 
D)  Monoterpenes

Question 2

Antibiotics that demonstrate a narrow spectrum of activity:

Accepted Answer

A)  Kill a wide variety of bacteria. 
B)  Kill only a few specific types of bacteria. 
C)  Kill bacteria by using only one specific mechanism. 
D)  Kill bacteria by using a narrow spectrum of mechanisms. 
A)  Kill a wide variety of bacteria. 
B)  Kill only a few specific types of bacteria. 
C)  Kill bacteria by using only one specific mechanism. 
D)  Kill bacteria by using a narrow spectrum of mechanisms.

Question 3

Antimicrobial agents include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Plant extracts 
B)  Antibiotics 
C)  Preservatives 
D)  Antiseptics 
A)  Plant extracts 
B)  Antibiotics 
C)  Preservatives 
D)  Antiseptics

Question 4

Efflux pumps:

Accepted Answer

A)  Allow nutrients into the cells through specialized channels in the bacteria's outer membrane 
B)  Allow electrolytes into the cells through specialized channels in the bacteria's outer membrane 
C)  Act as a semipermeable membrane and maintain the cell's osmotic pressure 
D)  Function as transporter proteins involved in the removal of toxic substances from the interior of the cell to the external environment 
A)  Allow nutrients into the cells through specialized channels in the bacteria's outer membrane 
B)  Allow electrolytes into the cells through specialized channels in the bacteria's outer membrane 
C)  Act as a semipermeable membrane and maintain the cell's osmotic pressure 
D)  Function as transporter proteins involved in the removal of toxic substances from the interior of the cell to the external environment

Exam 12: Antibiotic Mechanisms of Action and Resistance

All of the following are b-lactam antibiotics EXCEPT:

Antibiotics that demonstrate a narrow spectrum of activity:

Antimicrobial agents include all of the following EXCEPT:

Efflux pumps:

Bacterial Cell Structure, physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics

Host-Parasite Interaction

Laboratory Role in Infection Control

Control of Microorganisms

Performance Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory

Specimen Collection and Processing

Microscopic Examination of Infected Materials

Use of Colonial Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms

Biochemical Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria

Immunodiagnosis of Infectious Diseases

Applications of Molecular Diagnostics

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

Staphylococci

Streptococcus, enterococcus, and Other Catalase-Negative Gram-Positive Cocci

Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli

Neisseria Species and Moraxella Catarrhalis

Haemophilus and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Bacilli

Enterobacteriaceae

Vibrio,aeromonas,plesiomonas and Campylobacter Species

Nonfermenting and Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli

Anaerobes of Clinical Importance

Spirochetes

Chlamydia and Rickettsia

Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Other Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria

Medically Significant Fungi

Diagnostic Parasitology

Clinical Virology

Agents of Bioterror

Biofilms: Architects of Disease

Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning

Infections of the Central Nervous System

Bacteremia and Sepsis

Urinary Tract Infections

Genital Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Infections in Special Populations

Zoonotic Diseases

Ocular Infections

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