Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

_____ is a drug that works by blocking Plasmodium heme polymerase (enzyme)

Which antibiotics bind divalent ions (Fe2+, Ca2+, and Mg2+) resulting in chelation?_____

_____ are a class of antimalarials that bind iron, leading to generation of free radicals

Acyclovir, famciclovir, and valacyclovir are used to treat _____ VZV and HSV infections

Hint: active or latent

Treatment of Rabies virus includes administration of _____ and rabies immunoglobulin (passive immunization)

Vancomycin works by binding _____ to the D-alanyl-D-alanine of peptidoglycan bacterial cell walls

Second generation cephalosporins have _____ activity against gram-positive bacteria when compared with first generation cephalosporins.

Zanamivir and Oseltamivir are drugs that inhibit _____ of influenza A and B

_____ is an irreversible -lactamase inhibitor that is combined with the ampicillin (an aminopenicillin) (Unasyn).

Which two anti-influenza drugs inhibit virion release?_____