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Microbiology

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Set 12 Antimicrobial Treatment

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Aminoglycosides ______.

A) destroy peptidoglycan
B) are metabolic analogs of PABA and block folic acid synthesis
C) attach to the 30S ribosomal subunit and disrupt protein synthesis
D) damage cell membranes
E) block peptidases that cross-link glycan molecules

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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The use of a drug to prevent imminent infection is called ______.

A) competitive inhibition
B) synergism
C) prebiotics
D) prophylaxis
E) lantibiotics

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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Antibiotics are derived from all of the following, except ______.

A) Penicillium
B) Bacillus
C) Staphylococcus
D) Streptomyces
E) Cephalosporium

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