1302.7.1 Anti-infectives & Systemic Antibacterial Agents

Complete the Chain of Infection:

Infectious agent, Reservoir/source, ____, Mode of Transmission, Portal of Entry to host, Susceptible host

• Stays in the reservoir

• Exit from reservoir

• Stays in stasis

• Analyzes way to enter host

What would a diplo-bacilli look like under a microscope?

• Pairs of spheres

• Cluster of rods

• Chains of curved rods

• Pairs of rods

What would a staphylo-spirilla look like under a microscope?

• Cluster of spheres

• Cluster of curved rods

• Pair of rods

• Pair of spheres

What color would a gram negative be?

• Rose-pink

• Blue

• Violet

• Purple

What color would a gram positive look like under a microscope? [Multiple answers]

• Purple

• Rose-pink

• Pink

• Blue

What are the smallest free-living organisms and lack rigid cell walls?

• Bacteria

• Mycoplasma

• Protozoa

• Fungi

What drug can cause red man syndrome?

• Clindamycin

• Azithromycin

• Vancomycin

• Erythromycin

Ricketssia can be caused by what?

• Ticks

• Flys

• Mosquitos

• Bees

______ can withstand unfavorable environments, during this stage.

• Spores

• Rickettsia

• Virus

• Protozoa

Anti-infective therapy may require a long duration of how long?

• 2-4 weeks

• 4-6 weeks

• 6-8 weeks

• 1 year