Match the following items with the correct phrases.

_______1. ____________________ are examples of antibiotics that are produced by fungi.
_______2. ____________________ are in a class of drugs known as penicillinase-resistant
penicillins.
_______3. ____________________ are examples of drugs that are used to treat tuberculosis.
_______4. ____________________ are examples of drugs that inhibit protein synthesis.
_______5. ____________________ are examples of drugs that could be destroyed by b-lactamases.


a. Bactrim and Septra
b. chloramphenicol, erythromycin, and tetracycline
c. isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, ethambutol, and streptomycin
d. methicillin, nafcillin, oxacillin, and cloxacillin
e. penicillin and cephalosporin


1. e. penicillin and cephalosporin
2. d. methicillin, nafcillin, oxacillin, and cloxacillin
3. c. isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, ethambutol, and streptomycin
4. b. chloramphenicol, erythromycin, and tetracycline
5. e. penicillin and cephalosporin

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