What is the difference in drug action of synergists contrasted with that of antagonists?

Which of the following statements is relevant in explaining why sulfonamides are effective?

a. Sulfonamides attach to sterol lipids in the pathogen, disrupt the membranes, and lyse the cells.

b. Sulfonamides prevent the incorporation of amino acids into polypeptide chains.

c. Humans and microbes use PABA differently in their metabolism.

d. Sulfonamides inhibit DNA replication in both pathogens and human cells.

Support or refute the following statement: Antimicrobial agents make cells become resistant.

A man has been given a broad-spectrum antibiotic for his stomach ulcer. What unintended consequences could arise from this therapy?

Compare and contrast the actions of polyenes, azoles, allylamines, and polymyxin.

PABA is __________ .

a. a substrate used in the production of penicillin

b. a type of β-lactamase

c. molecularly similar to cephalosporins

d. used to synthesize folic acid

Which of the following statements is false concerning antiviral drugs?

a. Macrolide drugs block attachment sites on the host cell wall and prevent viruses from entering.

b. Drugs that neutralize the acidity of phagolysosomes prevent viral uncoating.

c. Nucleotide analogs can be used to stop microbial replication.

d. Drugs containing protease inhibitors retard viral growth by blocking the production of essential viral proteins.

What specific test for antimicrobial efficacy is shown? What does this test measure? Draw an oval to predict the size and shape of the zone of inhibition if the drug concentration on the strip were increased twofold.

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What characteristics would an ideal chemotherapeutic agent have? Which drug has these qualities?