- Antibiotics fight off bacteria by
(a) inhibiting the bacteria’s ability to make protein called protein
synthesis.
(b) inhibiting the bacteria from growing a cell wall.
(c) disrupting or altering the permeability of the bacteria’s membrane.
(d) All of the above - All antibiotics kill bacteria.
(a) True
(b) False - Some antibiotics kill only specific bacteria
(a) True
(b) False - What chemical mediators bring about the inflammatory reaction by vaso-
dilatation, relaxing smooth muscles, making capillaries permeable, and
sensitizing nerve cells within the affected area to pain?
(a) PCN
(b) Sulfonamides
(c) Prostaglandins inhibitors
(d) Prostaglandins - Bacteriocidal antibiotics can only stop the growth of bacteria.
(a) True
(b) False - Which of the following symptoms are possible side effects of an antibiotic?
(a) Rash
(b) Fever
(c) Hives and itching
(d) All of the above - The patient’s white blood count should be studied after the patient is
given an antibiotic.
(a) True
(b) False - Penicillin is the most effective and least toxic antibiotic.
(a) True
(b) False
(^252) CHAPTER 13 Antimicrobials—Fighting Infection