Chapter 49: Basic principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Chapter 49: Basic principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which drug selectively inhibits bacterial RNA polymerase?

1. cytarabine
2. zidovudine
3. dactinomycin
4. rifampin
5. acyclovir

Answer d: rifampin

1. Conjugation is an important mechanism for transfer of drug resistance genes between

1. coliform bacteria
2. staphylococci
3. enterococci
4. streptococci
5. spirochetes

Answer a: coliform bacteria

1. Cycloserine prevents the addition of terminal ________ residues to the peptide side chain on N-acetylmuramic acid

1. glycine
2. leucine
3. methionine
4. alanine
5. tyrosine

Answer d: alanine

1. Induction of bacterial proteins that enable energy-dependent efflux of drug molecules is an important mechanism of resistance to the

1. penicillins
2. aminoglycoside antibiotics
3. tetracycline antibiotics
4. macrolide antibiotics
5. folate reduction inhibitors

Answer c: tetracycline antibiotics