Antibiotic Drugs Flashcards
It is also known as prokaryotes which are single-celled
BACTERIA
Who was the person who devised a method to classify bacteria using the Gram-stain method
HANS CHRISTIAN GRAM
Who was the person who discovered the mold that produced Penicillin which was the first antibiotic to be used and marketed
ALEXANDER FLEMING
Bacteriostatic - Lower
ANTISEPTICS
Bactericidal - Higher
DISINFECTANTS
It is equal to the sum of effect of two antibiotics
ADDITIVE EFFECT
It occurs when one antibiotic increases the effectiveness of the 2nd drug
POTENTIATIVE EFFECT
It is when the two drugs are used together and the desired effect may be greatly reduced
ANTAGONISTIC EFFECT
Primarily effective against one type of organism
NARROW SPECTRUM
Effective against gram-positive and gram-negative organisms
BROAD SPECTRUM
It is when signs and symptoms do not improve
SUBTHERAPEUTIC
It occurs when the antibiotics reduce or completely eliminate the normal bacterial flora
SUPERINFECTION
What are the host factors
> IMMUNE SYSTEM
SITE OF INFECTION
AGE
PREGNANCY
Antibiotics that affecting the bacterial cell wall
> PENICILLIN
CEPHALOSPORINS
OTHER INHIBITORS
Urinary tract infections:
> SULFONAMIDES
TRIMETHOPRIM
FLUOROQUINOLONES
ANTISEPTICS
