MICR 290 - Final Exam
What type of drugs (Static or Cidal) are
Bacteriostatic
Macrolides?
Inhibit protein synthesis by binding to
How do Macrolides function?
bacterial ribosomes
Erythromycin (Clarithromycin,
What are some examples of Macrolides? Azithromycin, Fidaxomicin, and
Telithromycin)
How do Quinolones function? Inhibit DNA/RNA synthesis
What is an example of a Quinolone
Ciprofloxacin
drug?
What antiviral can help treat herpes (oral
Acyclovir
and genital) but not cure it?
What is an example of a yeast/fungi that
Malassezia
exists in our normal flora?
___ occur when multiple furuncles grow
Carbuncles
together?
Beta-Lactamase is found in __% of S.
90
aureus strains
S. aureus is coagulase negative or posi-
Positive
tive?
S. epidermidis is coagulase negative or
Negative
positive?
Is S. epidermidis positive or negative for
Negative
Beta-Lactamase?
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
infants
occurs primarily in ___
What physical characteristic is used to
Sloughing of skin
diagnose for SSSS?
S. aureus uses ___ ___ to cause SSSS Exfoliative toxins
When does Streptococcus pyogenes, a
When it enters through a break in the
resident in our normal microbiota, cause
skin
disease?
How is Necrotizing Fasciitis treated? clindamycin and penicillin
, MICR 290 - Final Exam
What medication is used to treat acne? Accutane
What new form of treatment can be used
Blue-light wavelength
to treat acne?
Where is Pseudomonas aeruginosa typ- In soil, decaying matter, moist environ-
ically found? ment
Pseudomonas infection can occur in ___
Burn
victims
What physical characteristic can indicate Pyocyanin discoloration (greenish pig-
a massive Pseudomonas infection? ment)
Why is it difficult to treat Pseudomonas
Multidrug resistance (P. aeruginosa)
infection?
P. aeruginosa is widespread but infec-
tions typically __ __ occur in healthy in- do not
dividuals
Surgical removal of dead tissue, antitox-
How is Gas Gangrene treated?
ins and pcn
What was the first human disease that
Smallpox
was eradicated globally?
When was vaccination for smallpox dis-
1980s
continued?
What makes poxviruses scary? Possible bioterrorism use
What disease occurs mostly in in-
fants/young children, but becomes more Chickenpox
severe as we age?
The risk of ___ increases with age Shingles
What does oncogenic mean? cancer causing
Some strains of Papillomavirus are
Integrate into host cell DNA
oncogenic due to their ability to...
Congenital infection of ___ can result in
Rubella, teratogenic
___ birth defects or death of fetus
What does teratogenic mean? causes birth defects
What type of drugs (Static or Cidal) are
Bacteriostatic
Macrolides?
Inhibit protein synthesis by binding to
How do Macrolides function?
bacterial ribosomes
Erythromycin (Clarithromycin,
What are some examples of Macrolides? Azithromycin, Fidaxomicin, and
Telithromycin)
How do Quinolones function? Inhibit DNA/RNA synthesis
What is an example of a Quinolone
Ciprofloxacin
drug?
What antiviral can help treat herpes (oral
Acyclovir
and genital) but not cure it?
What is an example of a yeast/fungi that
Malassezia
exists in our normal flora?
___ occur when multiple furuncles grow
Carbuncles
together?
Beta-Lactamase is found in __% of S.
90
aureus strains
S. aureus is coagulase negative or posi-
Positive
tive?
S. epidermidis is coagulase negative or
Negative
positive?
Is S. epidermidis positive or negative for
Negative
Beta-Lactamase?
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
infants
occurs primarily in ___
What physical characteristic is used to
Sloughing of skin
diagnose for SSSS?
S. aureus uses ___ ___ to cause SSSS Exfoliative toxins
When does Streptococcus pyogenes, a
When it enters through a break in the
resident in our normal microbiota, cause
skin
disease?
How is Necrotizing Fasciitis treated? clindamycin and penicillin
, MICR 290 - Final Exam
What medication is used to treat acne? Accutane
What new form of treatment can be used
Blue-light wavelength
to treat acne?
Where is Pseudomonas aeruginosa typ- In soil, decaying matter, moist environ-
ically found? ment
Pseudomonas infection can occur in ___
Burn
victims
What physical characteristic can indicate Pyocyanin discoloration (greenish pig-
a massive Pseudomonas infection? ment)
Why is it difficult to treat Pseudomonas
Multidrug resistance (P. aeruginosa)
infection?
P. aeruginosa is widespread but infec-
tions typically __ __ occur in healthy in- do not
dividuals
Surgical removal of dead tissue, antitox-
How is Gas Gangrene treated?
ins and pcn
What was the first human disease that
Smallpox
was eradicated globally?
When was vaccination for smallpox dis-
1980s
continued?
What makes poxviruses scary? Possible bioterrorism use
What disease occurs mostly in in-
fants/young children, but becomes more Chickenpox
severe as we age?
The risk of ___ increases with age Shingles
What does oncogenic mean? cancer causing
Some strains of Papillomavirus are
Integrate into host cell DNA
oncogenic due to their ability to...
Congenital infection of ___ can result in
Rubella, teratogenic
___ birth defects or death of fetus
What does teratogenic mean? causes birth defects
