Types of Antibiotics and Toxicity Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• chloramphenicol : first broad-spectrum antibiotic, only used in life threatening situations
• penicillin : first true antibiotic because it is a natural microbial product
• quinolones : commonly prescribed for utis, inhibits dna-gyrase and topoisomerase iv
• trimethoprim : can be combined with sulfa drugs to increase efficacy of treatment
• tetra cyclines : family of antibiotics with a common four-ring structure
• macrolide : contains a 12-22 carbon lactone ring, contains erythromycin
• vancomycin : produced from streptomyces orientalis, previously known as "drug of last resort"
• amino glycoside : large group that inhibits protein synthesis by binding to the 30s small ribosomal subunit
• sulfonamides : structurally related to paba and competes with it for the active site of an enzyme involved in folic acid synthesis
• acyclovir : antiviral drug that inhibits herpes virus dna polymerase
• selective toxicity : ability of the agent to kill or inhibit the pathogen as much as possible without damaging the host
• amantadine : antiviral drug used to prevent influenza