Bacteria III

Question 1

What’s a bacterioestatic antibiotic?

Answer 1

An antibiotic that inhibits the growth of bacteria.

Does not kill

Question 2

What’s a bactericidal antibiotic?

Answer 2

Antibiotic that kills bacteria.

Question 3

What’s MIC (minimal inhibitory concentration)?

Answer 3

Is the lowest concentration of drug that inhibits growth of the pathogen.

Question 4

What’s MBC (minimal bactericidal concentration)?

Answer 4

The lowest concentration of drug that kills the pathogen.

Question 5

Three tests to determine MIC

Answer 5

1. Broth Dilution
2. Kirby-Bauer test / Agar Disk-Difussion method
3. E-test / Gradient method