MICR 290 FINAL EXAM, comprehensive
questions and verified answers
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
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What type of drugs (Static or Cidal) are Macrolides?
Bacteriostatic
How do Macrolides function?
Inhibit protein synthesis by binding to bacterial ribosomes
What are some examples of Macrolides?
Erythromycin (Clarithromycin, Azithromycin, Fidaxomicin, and Telithromycin)
How do Quinolones function?
Inhibit DNA/RNA synthesis
What is an example of a Quinolone drug?
Ciprofloxacin
What antiviral can help treat herpes (oral and genital) but not cure it?
Acyclovir
What is an example of a yeast/fungi that exists in our normal flora?
Malassezia
___ occur when multiple furuncles grow together?
Carbuncles
Beta-Lactamase is found in __% of S. aureus strains
90
, S. aureus is coagulase negative or positive?
Positive
S. epidermidis is coagulase negative or positive?
Negative
Is S. epidermidis positive or negative for Beta-Lactamase?
Negative
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome occurs primarily in ___
infants
What physical characteristic is used to diagnose for SSSS?
Sloughing of skin
S. aureus uses ___ ___ to cause SSSS
Exfoliative toxins
When does Streptococcus pyogenes, a resident in our normal microbiota, cause
disease?
When it enters through a break in the skin
How is Necrotizing Fasciitis treated?
clindamycin and penicillin
What medication is used to treat acne?
Accutane
What new form of treatment can be used to treat acne?
Blue-light wavelength
Where is Pseudomonas aeruginosa typically found?
In soil, decaying matter, moist environment
questions and verified answers
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
| GET IT RIGHT |! ||UPDATED 2026
What type of drugs (Static or Cidal) are Macrolides?
Bacteriostatic
How do Macrolides function?
Inhibit protein synthesis by binding to bacterial ribosomes
What are some examples of Macrolides?
Erythromycin (Clarithromycin, Azithromycin, Fidaxomicin, and Telithromycin)
How do Quinolones function?
Inhibit DNA/RNA synthesis
What is an example of a Quinolone drug?
Ciprofloxacin
What antiviral can help treat herpes (oral and genital) but not cure it?
Acyclovir
What is an example of a yeast/fungi that exists in our normal flora?
Malassezia
___ occur when multiple furuncles grow together?
Carbuncles
Beta-Lactamase is found in __% of S. aureus strains
90
, S. aureus is coagulase negative or positive?
Positive
S. epidermidis is coagulase negative or positive?
Negative
Is S. epidermidis positive or negative for Beta-Lactamase?
Negative
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome occurs primarily in ___
infants
What physical characteristic is used to diagnose for SSSS?
Sloughing of skin
S. aureus uses ___ ___ to cause SSSS
Exfoliative toxins
When does Streptococcus pyogenes, a resident in our normal microbiota, cause
disease?
When it enters through a break in the skin
How is Necrotizing Fasciitis treated?
clindamycin and penicillin
What medication is used to treat acne?
Accutane
What new form of treatment can be used to treat acne?
Blue-light wavelength
Where is Pseudomonas aeruginosa typically found?
In soil, decaying matter, moist environment
