History of Antibiotics
The first discovered antibiotic, this substance was named after the mold it was derived from in 1928
What is penicillin?
This term refers to a bacteria or other bug that is resistant to most antibiotics used to treat it
What is a superbug?
Antibiotic resistance is exacerbated by misuse of these
What are antibiotics?
Bacteria divide through this process
What is binary fission?
Overusing and overprescribing antibiotics can result in the development of this
What is antibiotic resistance?
This type of antibiotic, which includes penicillin, kills bacteria - as opposed to a bacteriostatic antibiotic which only stops bacteria from multiplying
What is a bactericidal antibiotic?
This acronym is used to describe the 6 major multi-resistant bacterial strains
What is ESKAPE?
Usage of antibiotics as growth promoters in this setting leads to resistant bacteria in foods and animals
What is agriculture?
Bacteria are classified as this type of cell, meaning they lack a membrane-bound nucleus
Antibiotics cannot treat this type of infection, which includes the cold, the flu, and Covid-19
What is a viral infection?
Ancient egyptians utilized this on wounds as an early form of antibiotic treatment
What is moldy bread?
This methicillin-resistant bacteria causes skin infections, and is carried by approximately 5% of hospital patients
What is MRSA?
Antibiotic resistance was first predicted in this scientists’s 1945 nobel prize acceptance speech
Who is Alexander Fleming?
Bacteria are some of the fastest reproducing organisms in the world, doubling as often as _ minutes
What is 4-20 minutes?
When prescribed antibiotics, you should take them until you have done this
What is finished the course?
In the 19th century this German physician discovered that certain chemical dyes colored some bacterial cells but not others, which demonstrated that substances can be created that selectively kill certain bacteria without harming others
Enterobacterales that produce this enzyme can spread rapidly, and break down common antibiotics like penicillin and cephalosporin.
What is ESBL? (extended spectrum beta lactamase)
Antibiotic resistant genes can be spread throughout a population quickly by means of this DNA-containing molecule
What is a plasmid?
This bacteria is responsible for the body odor that is associated with sweating
What is Staphylococcus epidermis?
This usage of antibiotics prevents infection during surgical procedures
What is prophylactic usage?