Antimicrobial Resistance — Flashcards

_____ resistance occurs in Enterococcus spp. (VRE) via amino acid modification of D-Ala-D-Ala to D-Ala-D-Lac.

Resistance to cephalosporins and aztreonam is typically accomplished by _____ that are encoded on plasmids

Hint: specific

Which mycobacterium species is innately resistant to Rifampin?_____

E-test (epsilometer) method is a  _____ method to test antibiotic sensitivity.

Tube and Agar dilution method are _____ methods to test antibiotic sensitivity.

KirbyBauer and Stokes method are _____ methods to test antibiotic sensitivity.

Community acquired MRSA is mediated by mecA subtype _____

Can MIC be measured using Kirby Bauer's method?_____

When a subset of the total microbial population is resistant, despite the total microbial population being susceptible on testing, the phenomenon is called as?  _____

_____ is the molecular basis of penicillin G resistance in pneumococci and meningococci.