Antibiotic Drugs Flashcards
Also known as prokaryotes which are single-celled organisms that lack a true nucleus and nuclear membrane
Bacteria
Substances that inhibit bacterial growth or kill bacteria and other microorganisms
Antibacterial Drugs
Drugs that cannot act alone in destroying bacteria together with natural body defense
Antibiotics
A chosen medicine is acknowledged to be the most effective at killing the MO
Empiric Therapy
If signs and symptoms do not improve
Subtherapeutic
Happened when the antibiotics reduce or completely eliminate the normal bacterial flora
Superinfection
Based on C&S results, the antibiotic therapy is customized by employing the medicine with the narrowest spectrum and lowest toxicity.
Definitive Therapy
Based on C&S results, the antibiotic therapy is customized by employing the medicine with the narrowest spectrum and lowest toxicity.
Definitive Therapy
A drug for pain reliever
Penicillins
A post-antibiotic effect –continued bacterial growth suppression after antibiotic exposure
Aminoglycosides
Cardiac effect lengthens QT interval, causing risky arrhythmias
Quinolones
Used to kill Plasmodium organisms and work during the phases of the parasite’s growth inside humans.
Anti-Malarial Drugs
Used to kill Plasmodium organisms and work during the phases of the parasite’s growth inside humans.
Anti-Malarial Drugs