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Anti Infective Drugs Flashcards

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Define infectious agents

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Microorganisms and macroscopic organisms

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Define anti infective

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Drugs or chemicals that counteract infection agents and includes everything from antibiotics to disinfectants

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Define antimicrobials

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Drugs that kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms

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Define microbial

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Drugs that either kill or inhibit the reproductive growth

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Define microorganisms

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Microscopic organism

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What do antibiotics attack

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Bacteria

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What do antigen gals attack

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Fungus

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What do antiviral a attack

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Viruses

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What do disinfectants fight?

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Microorganisms on inanimate objects

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What do antiseptics fight

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Microorganisms on living tissue

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What do antiparasitics fight?

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Park sites

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What do antiprotozoas fight?

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Protozoa

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What drugs are generally intended for use within the body for systemic circulation?

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Antibiotics

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What are three things needed for antibiotics to be successful?

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Mocroprganism must be sucrptibal
Antimicrobials must reach site of infection in high concentration
Animal must tolerate antimicrobials and its side effects

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What are two ways to measure the effectiveness of antibiotics?

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Minimum inhibiting concentration

Kirby Bauer

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What are three things that can show antibiotic resistance?

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Bacterial ability to not be effected by an antibiotic
Genetic mutations
Inappropriate antibiotic usage

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What are five antimicrobials effects on bacteria?

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Inhibit cell wall formation
Change permeability of cell membrane
Inhibit protien synthesis
Interfere with metabolism
Damage backrest is DNA or RNA
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What is somthing to consider when using two drugs at the same time

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Sometimes drugs can counteract each other or work together

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