Are you an antibiotic expert?

Test your knowledge on antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance by taking our quiz!

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health issue. AMR has become a top priority due to the looming global health and economic crisis that it is very likely to cause. So let’s get started to check your knowledge!

This quiz was developed by Semmelweis University (Budapest) and IS Global (Barcelona) within the project AMR DetecTool co-funded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology - EIT Health.

What are bacteria? Bacteria are single-celled organisms found all over the inside and outside of our bodies. In normal conditions most of those that live inside us are:

Pathogenic (causing or capable of causing disease)

Non-pathogenic

Non-pathogenic and beneficial (good for our health)

Opportunistic

Antibiotics are drugs to treat infections caused by:

Viruses

Bacteria

Only pathogenic bacteria

Any microorganism, including fungi

Antibiotics must be taken only when they are needed. Overuse of antibiotics is a problem because:

They can kill beneficial viruses

Our immune system may react against them

They may have no effect at all against bacteria

Abuse or an improper use increases the antibiotic resistance of bacteria

What is antibiotic resistance?

The ability of some antibiotics to resist the stomach acid pH

The ability of the human body to resist antibiotics

The ability of some antibiotics to resist digestive enzymes

The ability of bacteria to resist the effects of an antibiotic

Bacteria can acquire resistance against antibiotics...

Through the mutation of their genetic material

Through developing an ability to inactivate antibiotics

The two answers above are correct

When bacteria DNA incorporates human genes

Antibiotic resistance genes can be exchanged between bacteria of different species.

True

False

Only if bacteria have a cell nucleus

Only among pathogenic bacteria

The available treatment of ‘Panresistant’ bacteria is:

A broad-spectrum antibiotic

A combination of antibiotics

No available antibiotics

A retroviral drug

How can I prevent antibiotic-resistant infections?

Practice good hygiene

Avoid self-medication and only use antibiotics under prescription

The two answers above are correct

It cannot be prevented

Why is antibiotic resistance a problem?

Because antibiotic-resistant bacteria can quickly spread within the community with a resistant clone that is more difficult to treat.

Because finding and testing a new ready to use antibiotic on the market is very long and expensive, while the resistance of the bacteria is spreading rapidly

Antimicrobial use in food production animals can contribute to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the food, which may then be transferred to humans, thereby reducing the effectiveness of antimicrobial drugs for treating human disease

All the answers above are correct

Why is it important to develop a rapid diagnostic test in the race against antimicrobial resistance?

To identify as soon as possible the microorganisms and the resistance profile of the infectious agent and give the correct treatment

To avoid the use of inappropriate antibiotics

To reduce the hospital stay and thus reduce hospitalisation costs

All the above answers are correct

According to a report by economist Jim O’Neill (commissioned by the British government and referred to by WHO), by 2050 the economic cost of AMR - if nothing is done about it - could cost the world economy:

$100 trillion

$10 trillion

$800 billion

$100 million

According to the same report, if nothing is done, infections caused by antimicrobial resistant “superbugs” could kill an extra...people each year worldwide by 2050, overtaking cancer.

1 million

10 million

50 million

75 million

The role of the environment in the emergence and spread of resistance has received little attention. How are they interlinked?

Bacteria in soil, rivers and seawater can develop resistance through contact with resistant bacteria, antibiotics, and disinfectant agents released by human activity

Many contaminants in municipal and industrial wastewater increase pressure on bacteria to become resistant

Multi-drug resistant bacteria are prevalent in marine waters and sediments in close proximity to aquaculture, industrial and municipal discharges

All of the above answers are correct

What is the AMR DetecTool project (check the website to answer: https://amrdetect.eu/)?

It is an international project involving 14 European institutions

It is a project to validate a rapid test for the detection of AMR in only 30 minutes

It is a project supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology

All the above answers are correct

What do we understand by AMR in the context of the AMR DetecTool project?

Aston Martin Racing, UK motor racing team

Antimicrobial resistance of microorganisms to antimicrobials, like antibiotics

Autonomous mobile robots, self-guided vehicles

Active Metabolic Rate, the number of calories that we consume on a daily basis whilst maintaining current weight.

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