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antimicrobial agents that inhibit bacterial growth but generally do not kill the organism are known as?
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bacteriostatic
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antimicrobial agents that ussually kill target organisms are called?
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Bactericidal
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Antimicrobial resistence resulting from the normal genetic, structural or physiologic state of a microorganismis referred to as?
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intrinsic resistance
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antibiotic resistance that results from altered cellular physiology and structure caused by changes in a microorganisms usual genetic makeup is known as
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aquired resistance
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Bacterial resistance to beta-lactams may be mediated by?
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enzymatic destruction of the antibiotics
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The mechanism of acquired, high level resistence to vancomycin involves
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the production of altered cell wall precursers that do not bind the antibiotic with sufficient avidity.
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Aminoglycocides
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inhibit protein synth with the 30s ribosomal unit
gram pos and gram neg |
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Aminoglycocides (antibiotics)
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gentomyacin
(myacins) |
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Beta lactan
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cell wall
gram pos and neg |
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Chloramphenical
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inhibits protein synth by 50s
gram pos and neg |
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Fluoroquindones
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inhibits DNA synth
gram pos and neg |
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Glycopeptides
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inhibits cell wall
mainly gram pos |
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Glycylglycines
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inhibit protein synth by 30s
gram pos and neg |
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Ketolides
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inhibit protein synth by 50s
gram pos |
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Lipopeptides
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disruption of cell membrain
gram pos |
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Metronidazole
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disruption of DNA
anaerobic gram neg |
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nitrofurantoin
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disruption of DNA
gram pos and neg ( UTI's ) |
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Oxazolidinones
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inhibit protein synth by 50s
gram pos |
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polymixins
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disruption of cell membrains
gram neg |
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Rifampin
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Inhibits RNA synth
gram pos and some gram neg ( meningitis ) |
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Strepdogramins
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inhibits protein synth by 50s
gram pos |
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Sulfanamides
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interference of folic acid pathway
gram pos and neg |
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tetracycline
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inhibits protein synth by 30s
gram pos and neg ( Chlamidia ) |
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Trimethoprim
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interference of folic acid pathway
gram pos and gram neg |
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Beta-Lactams (antibiotics)
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Cillins
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The mechanism of acquired, high level resistence to vancomycin involves
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the production of altered cell wall precursers that do not bind the antibiotic with sufficient avidity.
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Aminoglycocides
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inhibit protein synth with the 30s ribosomal unit
gram pos and gram neg |
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Aminoglycocides (antibiotics)
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gentomyacin
(myacins) |
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Beta lactan
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cell wall
gram pos and neg |
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Chloramphenical
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inhibits protein synth by 50s
gram pos and neg |
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Fluoroquindones
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inhibits DNA synth
gram pos and neg |
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Glycopeptides
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inhibits cell wall
mainly gram pos |
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Glycylglycines
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inhibit protein synth by 30s
gram pos and neg |
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Ketolides
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inhibit protein synth by 50s
gram pos |
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Lipopeptides
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disruption of cell membrain
gram pos |
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Metronidazole
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breakage of DNA
Anaerobic gram neg |
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Nitrofurantoin
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inhibits DNA synth
gram pos and neg ( UTI's ) |
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Oxazolidinones
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inhibits protein synth by 50s
gram pos |
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Polymyxins
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disruption of cell membrain
gram neg |
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Rifampin
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inhibits RNA synth
Gram pos and gram neg (meningitis) |
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Strepdogramines
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inhibit protein synth by 50s
gram pos |
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Sulfanamides
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interferes with folic acid path
gram pos and many gram neg |
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Tetracycline
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inhibits protein synth by 30s
gram pos and neg (chlamidia) |
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Trimethoprin
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interferes with folic acid path
gram pos and neg |
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Aminoglycosides (antibiotics)
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gentomyacins
myacins |
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Beta-Lactams (antibiotics)
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Cillins
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Glycopeptides (antibiotics)
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Vancomycins
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Polymyxins (antibiotics)
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Collistan
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Fluoroquinolones (antibiotics)
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Cipro
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Lipopeptides (antibiotics)
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Daptomycin
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Nitrofurantoin is used to treat
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UTI's
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Beta-lactams and Glycopeptides inhibit ______ _______ synth.
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cell wall
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Aminoglycocides, Glycylglycines, and tetracycline inhibit protein synth by?
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30s
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Strepdogramines, Chloramphenical, Ketolides, and Oxazolidinones inhibit protien by the
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50s rib. Sub.
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Lipopeptides and Polymyxins disrupt the cell
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Membrain
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Fluoroquindones, Metronidazoles, and nitrofurantoins break up or disrupt
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DNA
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Sulfanamides and Trimethoprin disrupt the _______ _____ pathway
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Folic acid
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Rifampin inhibits ________ synth
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RNA
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The most frequent aget of nosocomial bacteremia is?
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Coagulase Neg. staphylococci
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The species of staphylococcus that is one of the most important human pathogens is?
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Staph aureus
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what is a group of bacteria that is described as catalase pos., gram pos. cocci that grow facultatively anaerobic and that form grapelike clusters?
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Staphylococcus
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what is the first identification test performed on a clinical isolate of gram pos., catalase pos. cocci.
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coagulase test
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The slide coagulation test is a rapid screening test for the production of?
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clumping factor
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The tube coagulase test detects?
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bound coagulase
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Isolates of coagulase neg. Staphlococcus from urinary tract infections can be presumtively identified as S. saprophyticus based on?
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Novobiocin resistence
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Staph. Aureus is
catalase ? Coagulase ? Voges-Proskauer ? PYR ? Oxidase ? |
catalase pos
Coagulase pos Voges-Proskauer pos PYR neg Oxidase neg |
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S. intermedius is
catalase ? Coagulase ? Voges-Proskauer ? PYR ? Oxidase ? |
catalase pos
Coagulase variable Voges-Proskauer neg PYR pos Oxidase neg |
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S. epidermidis is
catalase ? Coagulase ? Oxidase ? |
catalase pos
Coagulase neg Oxidase neg |
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Micrococcus sp. is
catalase ? Coagulase ? Oxidase ? |
catalase pos
Coagulase neg Oxidase pos |
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S. saprophyticus is
catalase ? Coagulase ? Oxidase ? |
catalase pos
Coagulase neg Oxidase neg |
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S. Hominis is
catalase ? Coagulase ? Oxidase ? |
catalase pos
Coagulase neg Oxidase neg |
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S. haemolyticus is
catalase ? Coagulase ? Oxidase ? |
catalase pos
Coagulase neg Oxidase neg |
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S. lugdunensis is
catalase ? Coagulase ? Oxidase ? |
catalase pos
Coagulase neg Oxidase neg |
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S. hyicus is
catalase ? Coagulase ? Oxidase ? |
catalase pos
Coagulase variable Oxidase neg |
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S aureus is ________ hemolytic
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beta
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S. epidermidis is _________ hemolytic
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non
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S aureus
virulence factor is? diseases? |
produces and secretes toxins
infections, empitigo |
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S. epidermidis
virulence factor is? diseases? |
medical devises
contaminent, infection |
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S. saprophyticus
virulence factor is? diseases? |
uncertain
UTI in young women |
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test to determine staph or strep
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catalase
pos is staph neg is strep |
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a coagulase pos test indicates?
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Staph aureus
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What are the two variable (coagulase) staphs?
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intermedius
and hyicus |
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S. aureus is
VP ? PYR ? |
VP pos
PYR neg |
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S. intermedius is
VP ? PYR ? |
VP neg
PYR pos |
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S. intermedius, is common in what kind of wound?
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dogbite
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how can you differentiate S. epidermidis from S. saprophyticus
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novobiocine disk
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all species of Staph are gram _______ and also catalase __________?
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pos
pos |
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What test differentiates Staph. aureus from other species of Staph.
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coagulase
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how can you differentiate S. aureus from S. intermedius?
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a PYR or VP test
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how can you differentiate S. aureus from S. intermedius?
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a PYR or VP test
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