Antimicrobial Therapy - Microbiology Principles | Biology+

Course

Microbiology

Study Pack

Set 1: Scope and History of Microbiology

Set 2: The Microbiome

Set 3: Fundamentals of Chemistry

Set 4: Microscopy and Staining

Set 5: Characteristics of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

Set 6: Essential Concepts of Metabolism

Set 7: Growth and Culturing of Bacteria

Set 8: Microbial Genetics

Set 9: Gene Transfer and Genetic Engineering

Set 10: An Introduction to Taxonomy: The Bacteria

Set 11: Viruses

Set 12: Eukaryotic Microorganisms and Parasites

Set 13: Sterilization and Disinfection

Set 14: Antimicrobial Therapy

Set 15: Host-Microbe Relationships and Disease Processes

Set 16: Epidemiology and Nosocomial Infections

Set 17: Innate Host Defenses

Set 18: Basic Principles of Adaptive Immunity and Immunization

Set 19: Immune Disorders

Set 20: Diseases of the Skin and Eyes; Wounds and Bites

Set 21: Urogenital and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Set 22: Diseases of the Respiratory System

Set 23: Oral and Gastrointestinal Diseases

Set 24: Cardiovascular, Lymphatic, and Systemic Diseases

Set 25: Diseases of the Nervous System

Set 26: Environmental Microbiology

Set 27: Applied Microbiology

Set 14 Antimicrobial Therapy

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Set 14 Antimicrobial Therapy

(Multiple Choice)

Free

A special group of chemical substances that are used to treat diseases caused by microbes are called _____.

A)antibiotics
B)synthetic drugs
C)semi-synthetic drugs
D)antimicrobial agents

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Penicillin was discovered by ____________ and was isolated by ________ .

A)Gerhard Domagk; Alexander Fleming
B)Selman Walksman; Ernest Fourneau and Paul Ehrlich
C)Ernst Chain and Howard Florey; Paul Ehrlich
D)Alexander Fleming; Ernst Chain and Howard Florey

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Because the tetracyclines are effective against a large variety of different organisms,they are considered to:

A)be narrow-spectrum drugs
B)have a therapeutic dosage level
C)be bacteriocidal
D)be broad-spectrum drugs

Answer