Chapter 41
Brenner and Stevens’ Pharmacology · 5 exercises
Problem 1
Which drug is recommended for treatment of most persons with latent TB? (A) rifampin (B) isoniazid (C) streptomycin (D) ethambutol (E) pyrazinamide
3 step solution
Problem 2
Which drug inhibits RNA polymerase in Mycobacteria? (A) rifampin (B) ethambutol (C) isoniazid (D) amikacin (E) pyrazinamide
3 step solution
Problem 3
A woman being treated for a mycobacterial infection develops optic neuritis. Which agent most likely caused this reaction? (A) isoniazid (B) rifampin (C) pyrazinamide (D) ethambutol (E) streptomycin
4 step solution
Problem 4
Mutations to the kat \(\mathrm{G}\) gene may confer resistance to which agent? (A) isoniazid (B) pyrazinamide (C) amikacin (D) rifampin (E) ethambutol
3 step solution
Problem 5
Persons with a high acetyltransferase activity will have comparatively lower plasma levels of which drug? (A) pyrazinamide (B) rifabutin (C) amikacin (D) ethambutol (E) dapsone
4 step solution