Antibiotics — Flashcards

Daptomycin can be used to treat _____-resistant bacterial strains

What bacterial enzyme hydrolyzes the -lactam ring of certain penicillins and cephalosporins (-lactam's), rendering them inactive? _____

Fluoroquinolones can prolong the _____, predisposing to Torsades de pointes

Sulfa drugs are associated with the rare cutaneous skin complication _____

What drugs are used in the empiric treatment of pyelonephritis?_____

MDR pseudomonas and acinetobacter baumannii are treated with _____.

Which antitumor antibiotic drug soley forms free radicals, causing strand breaks in DNA?_____

Which two antibiotics bind to the 50S subunit of ribosomes and inhibit translocation?_____

Which urinary antiseptic is used for uncomplicated UTI's in pregnancy?_____

What drug class includes clindamycin and lincomycin?_____