Updates
Mammalian cells do not have a rigid cell wall ANS True
Patients should not take folic acid supplements when prescribed sulfa drugs ANS False
Cephalosporines kill bacteria by weakening the cell wall and promoting bacterial lysis. ANS True
Aminoglycosides inhibit folic acid production by the microbe ANS False
Metronidazole inhibits DNA synthesis in certain microbes ANS True
Many drugs that are prescribed for HIV infection inhibit enzymes needed for viral reproduction ANS
True
MRSA, VRE, and C dif are a problem because infection with these microbes is usually fatal ANS
False
When patients take antibiotis as prescribed, resistance to antibiotics does not occur ANS False
Bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics by producing enzymes that inactivate the macrobiotic.
ANS True
If a bacterium changes its receptors, and antibiotic may not be able to bind to the microbe and exert
effects ANS True
The human body can make compounds that prevent an antibiotic from exerting the desired effect
ANS False