Showing posts with label Antimicrobials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Antimicrobials. Show all posts

Tuesday, 4 September 2012

Antimicrobials

Which one of the following statements regarding antimicrobials is TRUE?

a) Carbapenems are not β-lactam antibacterial drugs
b) Action against Gram-negative bacteria was superior with the earlier generations
of cephalosporins but Gram-positive cover has been sequentially improved
c) Fluoroquinolones include norfloxacin, ofloxacin and lomefloxacin
d) Tazocin® is the trade name for the generic antimicrobial tazobactam
e) Aminoglycoside antibacterial drugs include gentamicin, netilmicin, vancomycin
and tobramycin