ABX + Infections
What is the first-line treatment for chlamydia?
Azithromycin (Zithromax)
What medication is commonly prescribed as prophylaxis for malaria?
Malarone (atovaquone/proguanil)
Bacteria incorporate DNA from the surrounding environment during what type of horizontal gene transfer?
Transformation
What type of bacterium is commonly used when performing the Ames Test to identify genetic mutations?
Salmonella typhimurium (S. typhimurium)
What class of antifungals are first-line treatment for a systemic infection requiring hospitalization?
Polyenes
What medication class includes Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)?
Fluoroquinolones
Inanimate objects that allow for indirect transmission of infections are known as?
Fomites
What nucleotide base replaces thymine (T) in a complementary RNA strand?
Uracil (U)
Uncontrolled abnormal cellular growth occurs in what phase of oncogenesis?
Promotion
What is the generic name of Pyridium?
Phenazopyridine
What type of GI-associated infection most commonly causes food poisoning?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
Shigella (Shigellosis)
What type of respiratory infection (lower or upper) is bronchitis?
Lower
What type of immunity targets a specific antigen?
Adaptive (acquired)
What type of horizontal gene transfer allows for the direct transfer of DNA?
Conjugation
What bacterium causes GERD?
H. pylori
Identify one of the most common bacterium that causes UTIs.
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus)
Streptococcus pyogenes (S. pyogenes)
Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis) causes what type of infection that is most commonly seen in children.
Pertussis ("whooping cough")
What type of antiparasitic agent is commonly used in veterinary medicine?
Anthelmintics
Frameshift mutations (insertions; deletions) result in what genetic disease?
Cystic fibrosis (CF)
What is the generic name of Tamiflu?
*DOUBLE JEOPARDY!*
Oseltamivir
What bacterium causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever?
Rickettsia rickettsii
What type of bacteria (morphology and gram stain) is most commonly present in infections throughout the entire human body?
Gram-negative (-) bacilli (rods)
What immunoglobulin (Ig) is able to cross the placenta?
IgG
Rabies, Salmonella, Francisella tularensis, Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease) and Rickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain spotted fever) are all examples of what type of pathogen? (eukaryotic, prokaryotic, etc.)
Zootonic
Where did Dr. Paulhus attend pharmacy school?
University of Connecticut (UConn) - Go Huskies!