Antibiotic Drugs Flashcards
Substances that inhibit bacterial growth or kill bacteria and other microorganisms
Antibacterial Drugs
It has a cell wall, that determines its shape
Bacteria
Also known as prokaryotes which are single-celled organisms that lack a true nucleus and nuclear membrane
Bacteria
discovered the mold that produced Penicillin which was the first antibiotic to be used and marketed
Alexander fleming
devised a method to classify bacteria using the Gram-stain method
Hans Christian Gram
What happen when bacteria is sensitive to the drug?
The pathogen can be inhibited or destroyed
What happen when bacteria is resistant to the drug?
the pathogen will continue to grow despite administration
equal to the sum of the effects of two antibiotics
ADDITIVE EFFFECT
when two drugs are used together, the desired effect may be greatly reduced
ANTAGONISTIC EFFECT
once the MO is identified in the lab, the antibiotic therapy is tailored by using the most narrow-spectrum, least toxic drug based on C&S results
DEFINITIVE THERAPY
when signs and symptoms do not improve
SUBTHERAPEUTIC
which provide resistance by destroying the beta-lactam ring in the drugs
BETA-LACTAMASE
