Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Flashcards
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What is antimicrobial therapy?
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Treatment with antimicrobial chemicals
2
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What is the most important principle?
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The chemicals used must be more toxic to the microorganism than the human host.
3
Q
How is differential toxicity achieved?
A
A molecular target of chemotherapeutic agent in a bacterial cell needs to be missing/different in a human patient.
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