Antimicrobial classifications
Antimicrobial classifications ( 11 Questions)
A nurse is caring for a client who has a viral infection. The client asks the nurse how nucleoside analogs work to treat viral infections. Which of the following statements by the nurse is correct?
Choice A is wrong because it describes the mechanism of action of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), which are another class of antiviral drugs that bind to and inhibit viral reverse transcriptase enzyme.
Choice B is wrong because it describes the mechanism of action of protease inhibitors (PIs), which are another class of antiviral drugs that inhibit viral protease enzyme that is essential for viral protein maturation and assembly.
Nucleoside analogs are antiviral agents that resemble natural nucleosides and act by causing termination of the nascent DNA chain. They are used to treat various viral infections such as HIV, HBV, HCV, CMV, HSV and VZV.
Choice D is wrong because it describes the mechanism of action of fusion inhibitors (FIs), which are another class of antiviral drugs that prevent viral fusion with host cell membrane.
Nucleoside analogs are antiviral agents that resemble natural nucleosides and act by causing termination of the nascent DNA chain. They are used to treat various viral infections such as HIV, HBV, HCV, CMV, HSV and VZV.
Choice A is wrong because it describes the mechanism of action of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), which are another class of antiviral drugs that bind to and inhibit viral reverse transcriptase enzyme.
Choice B is wrong because it describes the mechanism of action of protease inhibitors (PIs), which are another class of antiviral drugs that inhibit viral protease enzyme that is essential for viral protein maturation and assembly.
Choice D is wrong because it describes the mechanism of action of fusion inhibitors (FIs), which are another class of antiviral drugs that prevent viral fusion with host cell membrane.