Penicillin Quiz: questions and answers
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Penicillin is the antibiotic derived from Penicillium fungi. Penicillin was among the first antibacterial treatments.
Penicillin quiz consists of some scientific questions and answers about this medication.
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1. Penicillin is a group of antibiotics with how many categories?
4
2. Penicillin is:
Bacterial
3. About how much of penicillin dose is cleared from the body within three to four hours of the administration?
80%
4. What is the method of administration of Penicillin V, phenoxymethylpenicillin?
By mouth
5. Which of the following is a major fatal contradiction of using penicillin?
Anaphylactic reaction to ANY penicillin
6. Which gram-positive bacteria without cell walls can be treated by penicillin?
Protoplasts
7. Who discovered pencillin?
Alexander Fleming
8. When was penicillin made available to the general public in the U.S?
1945
9. Ticarcillin is a type of:
Carboxypenicillins
10. Cholestatic Jaundice is mostly associated with which type of penicillin?
Flucloxacillin