Antibiotic resistance mechanisms US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Antibiotic resistance mechanisms Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: _____ is a type of -lactamase that cleaves penicillins.
Answer: Penicillinase
Flashcard 2: Which step ([A] - [F]) of Bacterial Genetics do Rifamycins impact?_____
Answer: [D]
Flashcard 3: Which step ([A] - [F]) of Bacterial Genetics does Metronidazole impact?_____
Answer: [C]
Flashcard 4: How does MRSA obtain methicillin resistance? Alters _____
Answer: PBP (penicillin-binding proteins)
Flashcard 5: Which antibiotic depolarizes bacterial cell membranes via creation of transmembrane channels?_____
Answer: Daptomycin
Flashcard 6: _____ has an altered PBP target site and is thus resistant to anti-staph penicillins.
Answer: MRSA
Flashcard 7: Clavulanic acid (clavulanate) is a suicide β-lactamase inhibitor that is combined with the aminopenicillin _____ (Augmentin) or the antipseudomonal _____
Answer: amoxicillin
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Flashcard 8: β-lactam antibiotics inhibit what family of enzymes involved in cell wall synthesis?
_____
Answer: Penicillin binding protein transpeptidases
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Flashcard 9: _____-toxicity is associated with Isoniazid use
Answer: Hepato
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Flashcard 10: Cephalosporins can cause a Vitamin _____ deficiency
Answer: K
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