Deck 40: Quinolones, Antifolate Drugs, and Other Antimicrobial Agents

Question 1

Ciprofloxacin should be taken 2 hours before or after taking nutritional supplements containing which ingredient?

A) folic acid
B) vitamin C
C) potassium
D) iron
E) vitamin D

Answer 1

iron

Question 2

Which antimicrobial agent prevents the formation of supercoils in circular bacterial DNA?

A) daptomycin
B) nitrofurantoin
C) polymyxin
D) trimethoprim
E) moxifloxacin

Answer 2

moxifloxacin