Antibiotic resistance
title: Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics tags: #FFICM notebook: 🌑-FFICM type: inprogress
source: mcqs-and-sbas-in-intensive-care-medicine-oxford-higher-special-training
| Flashcard | type:basic |
|---|---|
| What's the most active antibiotic against ESBL bacteria? | Carbapenems |
| Are Vanc resistant enterococci (VRE) any more deadly than normal enterococci? | No |
| What does VRE stand for? | Vancomycin-resistant enterococci |
| When bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, what does "transformation" mean? | The bacteria absorbing raw DNA that gives resistance |
| When bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, what does "transduction" mean? | The bacteria getting infected with viruses that provide the genetic material resistance |
| In the context of bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics, what is the term for when bacteria absorb the raw DNA that gives them resistance? | Transformation |
| In the context of bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics, what is the term for when bacteria are infected with viruses that provide the means for resistance? | Transduction |
| What are the three main ways that bacteria can take on new genetic material that gives them resistance to antibiotics? | Transformation, Transduction, and Plasmid Formation |