Anti microbial cheomotherapy Flashcards
substance of microbial naturally produced which kill or inhibit the growth for other organisms
antibiotics
treatment of infectious diseases by taking drug that inhibit the causative organisms
antimicrobial chemotherapy
chemical agents that non toxic to living tissue
antiseptics
they can br applied on human skin with out beeing harmful but harm the systemic adminstration
antiseptics
destruction of most pathogenic microbes eg phenol
disinfection
rapid killing of bacteria which is irreversible
bactericidal drugs
usage of bactericidal
life threatening diseases eg
endocarditis
examples of bactericidal drugs
penicillins, cephalosporins, and aminoglycosides
inhibit the multiplication of bacteria but do not kill them
bacteriostatic drug
bacteria back again when drug is withdrawn
bacteriostatic drug
Eg of bacteriostatic drug
sulphonamides
tetracyclins
chloramphenicole
affective against several microorganisms include gram postive and negative
broad spectrum antibiotics
eg broad spectrum antibiotics
tetracyclins
chloramphenicole
ampicillins
active against only one or few types of microorganisms
narrow spectrum antibiotics
used against gram postive cocci and staphylocci and entrococci
vancomycin (narrow spectrum )