Antimicrobial Agents Exam Review 2025 A+ Grade

Antimicrobial Agents Exam Review 2025 A+ Grade 1. What is an antimicrobial agent?: natural or synthetic substance or drug that inhibits the growth of or kills microbes 2. Antibiotics: antimicrobial agent used against bacteria 3. Antifungals: antimicrobial agent used against fungi 4. Antiparasitic: antimicrobial agent used against parasites 5. Antivirals: antimicrobial agent used against viruses 6. (T/F) All antibiotics are antimicrobials but not all antimicrobials are antibi otics: true - antibiotics, antifunglas, antiparasitics, and antivirals are all types of antimicrobials 7. (T/F) New antibiotics are being discovered: false; NOT - is a problem with antimicrobial resistance 8. commensals: beneficial bacteria found on the skin (normal flora) 9. Narrow spectrum antimicrobial - what specific type of bacteria does it target: targets few bacteria - macrolides: gram positive & some mycoplasmas 10. Narrow spectrum antimicrobials have ______ damage to commensals: minimal 11. narrow spectrum antimicrobials have a ____ tendency for the development of antimicrobial resistance: low 12. Broad spectrum antimicrobial - what specific type of bacteria does it target: effective against a wide range of bacteria both gram positive and gram negative ex: tetracyclines & some beta-lactams 13. Broad spectrum antimicrobial may disrupt: normal flora 14. broad spectrum antimicrobials have a ____ tendency for the development