History of Antibiotics and Chemotherapy

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What is the main principle of selective toxicity in chemotherapy?

  • Selectively finding and destroying pathogens without damaging the host (correct)
  • Finding and destroying all types of cells in the body
  • Killing all microbes, including beneficial ones
  • Interfering with the growth of human cells

What is the therapeutic index of a medication?

  • The lowest dose of a medication that is effective
  • The highest dose of a medication that can be used
  • The number of microbes killed by a medication
  • The ratio of the lowest dose toxic to a patient to the dose used for therapy (correct)

Why are some medications too toxic for systemic use but used topically?

  • They have a narrow spectrum of activity
  • They interfere with essential structures or properties common in human cells (correct)
  • They are not effective against a wide range of pathogens
  • They have a high therapeutic index

What is the mechanism of action of penicillin G?

<p>It interferes with bacterial cell wall synthesis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of antimicrobial medications that allows them to selectively target pathogens?

<p>Their ability to interfere with essential structures or properties common in microbes but not in human cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the use of chemicals to treat a disease?

<p>Chemotherapy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary mechanism by which Gram-negative bacteria are resistant to most β-lactam antibiotics?

<p>Presence of β-lactamase (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is Mycobacterium tuberculosis intrinsically resistant to many antibiotics?

<p>It has a cell waxy structure (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for microbes that are resistant to large numbers of antibiotics?

<p>Superbugs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason for the alarming rise in antimicrobial resistance?

<p>Increasing use and misuse of antibiotics (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the bacteria that is intrinsically resistant to antibiotics and has a new name, Clostridioides difficile?

<p>Clostridium difficile (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the concentration of antibiotic that inhibits the growth of bacteria?

<p>Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary mechanism of antibacterial drugs that target cell wall synthesis?

<p>Interfering with cell wall formation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which test is used to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of an antibacterial drug?

<p>Broth dilution test (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between MIC and MBC?

<p>MIC is the lowest concentration that inhibits growth, while MBC is the lowest concentration that kills bacteria (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the zone of inhibition in the disk-diffusion method?

<p>To determine the susceptibility of the organism to the antibiotic (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the advantage of the E-test over the disk-diffusion method?

<p>It is more convenient to use with anaerobic pathogens (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of selective toxicity in antibacterial therapy?

<p>It allows antibiotics to target specific bacterial processes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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