2. Which antibiotic is primarily bacteriostatic but becomes bactericidal at higher concentrations:
12. The following fluoroquinolones have augmented activity against gram positive bacteria except:
16. The following drug may cure typhoid fever, but does not prevent development of carrier state:
14. In the treatment of typhoid fever, ciprofloxacin has the following advantage(s):
18. Important microbiological features of ciprofloxacin include the following except:
19. Ciprofloxacin is not active against:
8. The most likely explanation of differing sensitivities of different bacteria to various penicillins is:
7. Acquisition of inducible energy dependent efflux proteins by bacteria serves to:
1. Choose the antimicrobial which acts by interfering with DNA function in the bacteria:
10. Penicillins interfere with bacterial cell wall synthesis by:
6. Drug destroying type of bacterial resistance is important for the following antibiotics except:
15. The distinctive feature(s) of sparfloxacin compared to ciprofloxacin is/are:
13. Distinctive features of gatifloxacin include the following except:
5. The most important mechanism of concurrent acquisition of multidrug resistance among bacteria is:
9. The characteristic feature(s) of penicillin G is/are:
11. The beta lactam antibiotics include the following:
17. Currently the drug of choice for emperic treatment of typhoid fever is:
20. The most common mechanism of development of resistance to fluoroquinolones is:
4. Widespread and prolonged use of an antibiotic leads to emergence of drug resistant strains because antibiotics:
3. Select the antibiotic that has a high therapeutic index:
