Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

_____ is an antimicrobial that contains a nitro group allowing it to act as an electron sink

Linezolid binds to the _____ ribosomal subunit and inhibits formation of the initiation complex

Which drugs do not require phosphorylation via CMV viral kinase?_____

_____ works by inhibiting the synthesis of mycolic acid production on Mycobacteria tuberculosis

Neomycin is an aminoglycoside applied _____ or ingested as an ammonia detoxicant

Penicillins inhibit the ability of bacteria to generate a cell wall, which causes death by _____. In addition, penicillins allow accumulation of peptidoglycan precursors, which activates bacterial autolysis.

_____ are a class of antifungals that bind ergosterol, creating pores in the fungal cell membranes

Quinupristin-dalfopristin is a combination of two synergistic _____ that have activity against VRE

_____ are drugs that cause a build-up of heme intracellularly, which is toxic to Plasmodium spp.

Which three drugs (luminal amebicides) eliminate cysts of Entamoeba histolytica in the lumen of the intestine? _____, Iodoquinol, and Diloxanide furoate