Antibiotic Drugs Flashcards
Substances that stop the growth of bacteria or eradicate them and other germs. Not viruses, but bacteria, are treated.
Antibacterial drugs
Also referred to as prokaryotes, single-celled organisms have a cell wall that governs their form rather than a genuine nucleus or nuclear membrane.
Bacteria
Minimum amount of antibacterial drug to halt the growth of microorganisms.
MEC(Minimum Effective Concentration)
Are active or effective to both gram-positive and gram-negative organisms.
Broad Spectrum antibiotics
When drugs diminish or totally eradicate the natural bacterial flora, reinfection—or a second infection superimposed over an earlier on microbial infection—occurs.
Superinfection
Which includes acne – is used to treat a wide range of infections. It is an antibiotic that prevents the development of bacteria.
Tetracyclines
Which drugs used to treat infections caused by mycobacterium bacterial species.
Antituberculosis or antimycobacterial
Are all synthetic compound that help your body fight off specific viruses that can spread disease by preventing viral multiplication.
Antiviral drugs
Effective HIV medications that inhibit the virus from reproducing in the body. This enables the immune system to heal and stop additional harm.
Antiretroviral drugs
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.
Polyene Antifungal Drugs
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.
Polyene Antifungal Drugs