1. The target of the class of antifungal drugs known as Echinocandin is A. Ergos

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Question

1. The target of the class of antifungal drugs known as Echinocandin is

A. Ergosterol synthesis in Fungal plasma membrane

B. Fungal cell division

C. Fungal cell wall synthesis

D. Nucleic acid synthesis in fungi

2. Which of the following is a mechanism of antimicrobial drug resistance

A. Modified efflux pumps to efficiently eject drugs from the cell

B. Modified porin proteins to prevent entry of drugs into the microbial cell

C. Modified drug targets in the microbial cell

D. Production of microbial enzymes able to break down the antimicrobial molecule

E. All of the above are possible mechanisms of antimicrobial drug resistance

3. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) is defined as

A. The lowest concentration of a specific antimicrobial drug needed to prevent the visible growth

B. The lowest concentration of a specific antimicrobial drug that hills 90% of cells of a given

C. A measure of the zone of inhibition produced by a specific antimicrobial drug against a gluen

D. Both A and B are correct of a bacterium in vitro bacterial strain strain of bacteria

1) The target of the class of antifungal drugs known as Echinocandin is:

C) Fungal cell wall synthesis

2) Which of the following is a mechanism of antimicrobial drug resistance?

E) All of the above are possible mechanisms of antimicrobial drug resistance

3) The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) is defined as:

A) The lowest concentration of a specific antimicrobial drug needed to prevent the visible growth

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