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What is the ratio of disinfectant to the dilution of phenol required to kill a given strain of the
bacterium Salmonella typhi?
a. Phenol number
✔✔b. Phenol coefficient
c. Phenol value
d. None of the above
The generic name of Nizoral is:
a. Meconazole
b. Clotrimazole
✔✔c. Ketoconazole
d. Potassium sorbate
Sulfonamides used for burn therapy include:
a. Mafenide
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,✔✔b. Silver sulfadiazine
c. Both a and b
d. None of the preceding
The following are preservatives except:
✔✔a. Undecylenic acid
b. Methyl paraben
c. Benzoic acid
d. Potassium sorbate
The combination of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole is also known as:
a. Clotrimazole
b. Miconazole
✔✔c. Co-trimoxazole
d. Cotrimazine
A polyene anti-fungal antibiotic is:
a. Griseofulvin
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,✔✔b. Nystatin
c. Salicylic acid
d. Econazole
Benzyl penicillin is also known as:
✔✔a. Penicillin G
b. Penicillin V
c. Oxacillin
d. Ampicillin
First-generation urinary tract anti-infective is:
a. Salicylic acid
b. Griseofulvin
✔✔c. Norfloxacin
d. Nalidixic acid
A fluoroquinolone is:
✔✔a. Norfloxacin
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, b. Pipemedic acid
c. Methenamine
d. None of the above
Combination therapy in the treatment of tuberculosis contains the following drugs, except:
a. Ethambutol
b. Rifampin
c. Isoniazid
✔✔d. Streptomycin
These drugs are used in the treatment of amoebic dysentery, except:
a. Tinidazole
✔✔b. Chloroquine
c. Etofamide
d. Metronidazole
A fourth-generation cephalosporin is:
a. Cefaloxin
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