Antibiotic Drugs Flashcards

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Substances that stop the growth of bacteria or eradicate them and other germs. Not viruses, but bacteria, are treated.

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Antibacterial drugs

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Also referred to as prokaryotes, single-celled organisms have a cell wall that governs their form rather than a genuine nucleus or nuclear membrane.

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Bacteria

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Minimum amount of antibacterial drug to halt the growth of microorganisms.

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MEC(Minimum Effective Concentration)

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Are active or effective to both gram-positive and gram-negative organisms.

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Broad Spectrum antibiotics

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5
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When drugs diminish or totally eradicate the natural bacterial flora, reinfection—or a second infection superimposed over an earlier on microbial infection—occurs.

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Superinfection

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Which includes acne – is used to treat a wide range of infections. It is an antibiotic that prevents the development of bacteria.

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Tetracyclines

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7
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Which drugs used to treat infections caused by mycobacterium bacterial species.

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Antituberculosis or antimycobacterial

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Are all synthetic compound that help your body fight off specific viruses that can spread disease by preventing viral multiplication.

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Antiviral drugs

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Effective HIV medications that inhibit the virus from reproducing in the body. This enables the immune system to heal and stop additional harm.

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Antiretroviral drugs

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These medications cure fungal infections in neutropenic patients, cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-infected individuals, fungal infections, and cholesterol in human cells by interfering with sterols in cell membranes.

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Polyene Antifungal Drugs

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These medications cure fungal infections in neutropenic patients, cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-infected individuals, fungal infections, and cholesterol in human cells by interfering with sterols in cell membranes.

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Polyene Antifungal Drugs

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