UAMS MICROBIOLOGY EXAM 5 ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

UAMS MICROBIOLOGY EXAM 5
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS



◉Beta-lactam drugs. Answer: -Penicillin's
-Cephalosporins
-Carbapenems
-Monobactams
-Beta lactams bind to penicillin binding proteins in cell wall,
weakening the cell wall, eventually leading to cell lysis


◉Beta-lactam drugs resistance. Answer: -Some MO's produce
enzymes called beta-lactamases
-Beta-lactamases cleave the beta-lactam ring
-Low affinity penicillin binding protein


◉Natural penicillins. Answer: Penicillin G&V
-T. pallidum and streptococci

, ◉Penicillinase resistant penicillins. Answer: -Nafcillin
-Oxacillin
-Methicillin
-MSSA and streptococci


◉Aminopenicillins. Answer: -Amoxicillin
-Ampicillin
-Streptococci, enterococci, enterics, GNR, haemophilus


◉Carboxypenicillins. Answer: -Carbencillin
-Ticarcillin
-Pipercillin
-PSAR, streptococci, enterococci, enterics, GNR, haemophilus


◉Ureidopenicillins. Answer: -Azocillin
-Mezlocillin


◉Beta lactam + beta lactamase inhibitors. Answer: -
Ampicillin/sulbactam
-MSSA, enterics, GNR, anaerobes, strep, enterococci, A. baumanii
-Amoxicillin/clavulnate
-enteric GNR