Types of Antibiotics and Toxicity Crossword Puzzle
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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
