Antibiotic Drugs Flashcards
A medication used to stop bacteria from being pathogenic
Antimicrobial Drugs
A bacteriologist that discovered a devised method to classify bacteria using the Gram stain Method
Hans Christian Gram
A small single celled organisms and lack of membrane bound nucleus and other internal structures
Bacteria
A Scottish physician scientist who was recognized for discovering Penicillin
Alexander Fleming
It is a antimicrobial agents which can be applied on the body of living organisms to inhibit the action of microbes
Antiseptic
A chemical substance or compound used to inactivate or destroy microorganisms on inert surfaces
Disinfectant
Minimum amount of antibacterial drug to halt the growth of microorganisms
Minimum Effective Concentration (MEC)
Give atleast one example of severe response
Anaphylactic shock
Equal to the sum of the effects of two antibiotics
Additive Effect
It is primarily effective against one type of organism
Narrow Spectrum
A kind of therapy when signs and symptoms do not improve
Subtherapeutic
Aspirated is being applied to a medium where they are grown for several days
Culture
Aspirate of the body fluid is examined under the microscope
Gram Stain
This is used to treat certain bacterial infections such as bronchitis, pneumonia and works by stopping the growth of bacteria
Azithlromycin
A treatment of severe infections of the abdomen and urinary tract as well as the bacteremia
Aminoglycosides
