Bacteriology
- 1.
Combination therapy:
- A.
Prevents the emergence of resistant strains
- B.
Treats emergency cases when etiology remains unknown
- C.
Takes advantage of antibiotic synergism
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 2.
lactams such as penicillin:
- A.
Inhibits dephosphorylation of undecaprenol
- B.
Interferes with the enzymatic conversion of L-Ala to D-Ala
- C.
Taste like milk
- D.
Interrupt synthesis of peptidoglycan chains
Correct Answer
D. Interrupt synthesis of peptidoglycan chains -
- 3.
lactams used solely for their antibiotic properties include all of the following except:
- A.
Penicillin
- B.
Cephalosporins
- C.
Clavulinic Acid
- D.
Cephamycins
- E.
Carbapenems
- F.
Monobactams
Correct Answer
C. Clavulinic Acid -
- 4.
Clavulinic acid has a lactam structure
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 5.
Clavulinic acid:
- A.
Is used in conjunction with other beta lactams because it inhibits to beta lactamase
- B.
Comes from stinky doo doo
- C.
Is a great antibiotic
- D.
Is nothing like sulbactam and tazobactam
Correct Answer
A. Is used in conjunction with other beta lactams because it inhibits to beta lactamase -
- 6.
Which of the following inhibits cross-linking of bacterial cell wall components and is useless when bacteria have D-ala-D-ser terminal ends on the peptigoglycans?
- A.
Rhabdomyoma
- B.
Cycloserine
- C.
Cephamycin
- D.
Vancomycin
Correct Answer
D. Vancomycin -
- 7.
Cycloserine
- A.
Enhances alanine racemase
- B.
Thinks alanine is better than you
- C.
Inhibits D-ala-D-ala synthetase
- D.
Is not a cyclic analog of alanine
Correct Answer
C. Inhibits D-ala-D-ala synthetase -
- 8.
Polymyxins
- A.
Act like detergents because they interact with peptidoglycans and phospholipids
- B.
Disrupt cell walls
- C.
Are most active against gram negative bacteria
- D.
Get the party started
Correct Answer
C. Are most active against gram negative bacteria -
- 9.
Daptomycin is
- A.
A cyclic lipopeptide
- B.
Useful for gram negative bacteria
- C.
Bacteriostatic because is causes depolarization of the cell membrane
- D.
A disappointment
Correct Answer
A. A cyclic lipopeptide -
- 10.
Isoniazid, ethionamide, ethambutol, and cycloserine can all be used to treat
- A.
The bacteriology blues
- B.
Happiness
- C.
Tuberculosis
- D.
Brucellosis
- E.
Pneumonia
- F.
Psittacosis
Correct Answer
C. Tuberculosis -
- 11.
Which of these is not a mode of drug resistance?
- A.
Altered influx
- B.
Altered efflux
- C.
Altered reflux
- D.
Enzymatic inactivation
- E.
Target mutation
Correct Answer
C. Altered reflux -
- 12.
What antibiotic binds irreversibly to the 30S subunit and causes misreading of tRNA?
- A.
Doxycycline
- B.
Streptomycin
- C.
Amoxicillin
- D.
Fusidic acid
Correct Answer
B. Streptomycin -
- 13.
What antibiotics require oxygen to be taken into the cell?
- A.
Beta lactams
- B.
Tetracyclines
- C.
Aminoglycosides
- D.
Quinolones
Correct Answer
C. Aminoglycosides -
- 14.
What binds to the 30S ribosome and treats the clap?
- A.
Can't fight the clap, man
- B.
Spectinomycin
- C.
Azithromycin
- D.
Daptomycin
Correct Answer
B. Spectinomycin -
- 15.
What is the antibiotic of choice for intracellular bacteria such as chlamydia and rickettsia that binds to 30S?
- A.
Streptomycin
- B.
Sulfones
- C.
Nocardia
- D.
Doxycycline
Correct Answer
D. Doxycycline -
- 16.
Linezolid binds the 50S subunit and belongs to which class of antibiotics?
- A.
Macrolides
- B.
Animoglycosides
- C.
Chloramphenicol
- D.
Oxazolidinones
Correct Answer
D. Oxazolidinones -
- 17.
Oxazolidinones are good for:
- A.
Nothing
- B.
Staph, Strep, Entrococci
- C.
Hooker syphillis, gigolo clap, Chlamydia chowder
- D.
Anaerobic tres difficile
Correct Answer
B. Staph, Strep, Entrococci -
- 18.
What inhibits peptidyl transferase but is also toxic to bone marrow?
- A.
Lincomycin
- B.
Clindamycin
- C.
Chloramphenicol
- D.
Your mom
Correct Answer
C. Chloramphenicol -
- 19.
What is CAT?
- A.
Cutie cutie meow meow
- B.
Clindamycin actinomycoma toxemia
- C.
Claws of death from above
- D.
Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase
- E.
(pet) cemetaries are terrible
- F.
Clarithromycin acetyltransferase
Correct Answer
D. Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase -
- 20.
What does fusidic acid do?
- A.
Opens your third eye
- B.
Makes you itchy
- C.
Inhibits elongation factor G
- D.
Binds 50S
- E.
Inhibits cell wall synthesis
- F.
Gram negative diplococci synergism
- G.
Pteridine synthetase inhibtion
Correct Answer
C. Inhibits elongation factor G -
- 21.
Rifamycin and rifampin are
- A.
Bacteriocidal
- B.
The same class as rifaximin
- C.
Inhibit synthesis of mRNA
- D.
Bind to RNA polymerase
- E.
None of the above
- F.
All of the above except for the one above
- G.
All of the above including that one which is impossible
Correct Answer
F. All of the above except for the one above -
- 22.
Which of the following makes a false statement? Quinolones...
- A.
Include nalidixic acid
- B.
Include cipro and the other floxacins
- C.
Are good for gram positives
- D.
Are good for gram negatives
- E.
Cause negative supercoiling of DNA by binding to the alpha subunit of DNA gyrase
- F.
Kick ass
Correct Answer
E. Cause negative supercoiling of DNA by binding to the alpha subunit of DNA gyrase -
- 23.
Which antibiotic is bactericidal because it reduces nitro group producing compounds that react with bacterial DNA and enzymes and is used for anaerobic infections like that broke bitch bacteroides fragilis?
- A.
Metronidazole
- B.
Gentamycin
- C.
Aminoglycosides
- D.
No money no honey
Correct Answer
A. Metronidazole -
- 24.
Which is not an inhibitor of folate synthesis?
- A.
Sulfonamides
- B.
Sulfones
- C.
Trimethoprim
- D.
Methotrexate
- E.
PSA
- F.
Cortisone
- G.
Dapsone
Correct Answer
F. Cortisone -
- 25.
Which of the options below inhibits pteridine synthetase? (More than one)
- A.
Sulfonamides
- B.
Methotrexate
- C.
PSA
- D.
Dapsone
Correct Answer(s)
A. Sulfonamides
C. PSA
D. Dapsone -
- 26.
Which of these go together like peanut butter and chocolate?
- A.
Sulfonamides and trimethoprim
- B.
Methotrexate and diarrhea
- C.
Paraaminosalicylic acid and aspirin
- D.
Penicillin and LPS
Correct Answer
A. Sulfonamides and trimethoprim -
- 27.
What do sulfonamides and methotrexates treat?
- A.
TB
- B.
Leprosy
- C.
UTIs
- D.
That chancre from that lying two dollar "escort"
Correct Answer
C. UTIs -
- 28.
What is the inhibitor of dihydrofolate reductase that treats nocardia?
- A.
Mesenchyme
- B.
Heart transplants
- C.
NO CARDIA, get it?
- D.
I'm not apologizing
- E.
Trimethoprim
- F.
Carbapenem
Correct Answer
E. Trimethoprim -
- 29.
What do you use to treat TB?
- A.
PSA
- B.
Para-aminosalicylic acid
- C.
Dapsone
- D.
Isoniazid
- E.
All of them but dapsone you f***ing moron
Correct Answer
E. All of them but dapsone you f***ing moron -
- 30.
Dapsone is
- A.
A cyclic lipopeptide that binds to the cytoplasmic membrane
- B.
Useful for gram positive but not gram negative
- C.
Useful for those Texan armadillo wranglers
- D.
Does not do anything with folates because only an idiot would waste time making its own when veggies are the yum
Correct Answer
C. Useful for those Texan armadillo wranglers -
- 31.
What inhibits mycolic acid?
- A.
INH
- B.
PSA
- C.
PDA
- D.
INT
- E.
GTFO
Correct Answer
A. INH -
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