Antibiotic Drugs Flashcards
What are the two (2) most important goals of HAART?
Decrease HIV load and increase CD4 levels
It inhibits helminth-specific enzyme
Thiabendazole
What is the term used to described fungal infection?
Mycosis
What is Tuberculosis?
It is characterized by granulomas in the lungs from accumulation of inflammatory cells with a cheesy caseated consistency
What is a Multi-Drug Resistant TB?
It is a tuberculosis that demonstrates resistance to two or more drugs
What are the different types of Tuberculosis?
- M. Tuberculosis
- M. leprae
- M. avium-intracellulare
What are the host factors?
- Immune system
- Site of infection
- Age
- Pregnancy
It is used for organisms where resistance is common, to test for sensitivity of the organisms to various antimicrobials
Sensitivity
What is an Empiric Therapy?
It is when a drug selected is known to be the best drug that can kill the MO
What is a Definitive Therapy?
Once the MO is identified in the lab, the antibiotic therapy is tailored by using the most narrow-spectrum, least toxic drug based on C&S results
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 is a narrow spectrum?
It is primarily effective against one type of organism (selective)
What is a broad spectrum?
It is effective against gram-positive and gram-negative organisms
It is equal to the sum of the effects of two antibiotics
Additive Effect
