Antibiotic Drugs Flashcards
Scottish medical researcher well known for creating Penicillin.
Alexander Fleming
Single-celled animals without a nucleus and nuclear membrane, also known as prokaryotes.
Bacteria
A bacteriologist created a classification system for microorganisms using the Gram stain Method.
Hans Christian Gram
This is a treatment for bacteremia as well as severe infections of the gastrointestinal tract and urinary tract.
Aminoglycosides
a type of antibiotic medicine that has the broadest antibacterial properties of any drug
Carbapenems
A bacterial infection that mainly affects the lungs
Tuberculosis
It is effective against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
Broad Spectrum
What are the potential negative effects of antibacterial medications?
Allergy or hypersensitivity
Superinfection
Organ toxicity
This inhibits bacterial growth and is used to treat bacterial infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia.
Azithromycin
This is due to the fact that when two medications are taken concurrently, the desired effect may be greatly reduced.
Antagonistic Effect
It happens when one antibiotic increases the potency of another.
Potentiative Effect
Malaria medications for extreme cases
Artesunate IV
Primaquine
Quinine
It occurs when drugs severely modify or completely eliminate the body’s natural bacterial flora.
Superinfection
This occurs when symptoms do not improve.
Subtherapeutic
It mostly operates against one type of organism.
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