Antibiotic Drugs Flashcards
Also known as prokaryotes which are single-celled organisms that lack a true nucleus and nuclear membrane.
Bacteria
Penetrate the bacterial cell wall and have an affinity for the bacteria’s binding sites.
Antibacterial drugs
Minimum amount of antibacterial drug to halt the growth of microorganisms.
MEC (Minimum Effective Concentration)
Equal to the sum of the effects of two antibiotics.
Additive effect
Occurs when one antibiotic increases the effectiveness of the 2nd drug.
Potentiative effect
When two drugs are used together, the desired
effect may be greatly reduced.
Antagonists effect
Prevention of infection for clients with GIT, Cardio, Orthopedic or Gynecologic surgeries.
Prophylactic use
It is contraindicated for clients
who have a severe history of allergies.
Penicillin
Skin testing is a bioassay performed on the skin which detects presence of allergenspecific IgE on a patient’s mast cells.
Penicillin skin testing
From a fungus discovered in seawater, its molecules are chemically altered and semi-synthetic medications are produced.
Cephalosporins
Have the broadest antibacterial actions of any antibiotics; Bactericidal and inhibit cell wall synthesis and are often reserved for complicated body cavity and connective tissue infections.
Carbapenems
Use cautiously in clients with kidney impairment, premature and full term neonates.
Aminoglycosides
Suitable for treating complicated UTIs, but can be given to patients with respiratory, skin, GIT and bone infections.
Quinolones
Characterized by granulomas in the lungs from accumulation of inflammatory cells with a cheesy caseated consistency.
Tubercolosis
A tuberculosis that demonstrates resistance to two or more drugs.
Multi drug resistant TB
