Chapter 9 Keywords Flashcards

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1
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undesirable effects of drugs on host cells

A

Side effects

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2
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drug level at which drug becomes too

toxic for patient

A

toxic dose

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3
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kills microbes

A

cidal

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4
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drug level required for clinical treatment

A

therapeutic dose

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5
Q

A microbial product or its derivative that
kills susceptible microorganisms or
inhibits their growth

A

antibiotic

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6
Q

Chemotherapeutic agents that are
effective against many different kinds of
pathogens

A

broad spectrum drugs

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7
Q

The ratio between the toxic dose and
the therapeutic dose of a drug, used as a
measure of the drug’s relative safety.

A

therapeutic index

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8
Q
Compounds used in the treatment of 
 disease that destroy pathogens or inhibit 
 their growth at concentrations low 
 enough to avoid doing undesirable 
 damage to the host.
A

chemotherapeutic agent

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9
Q

Inhibiting or retarding the bacterial

growth

A

static

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10
Q

The ability of a chemotherapeutic agent
to kill or inhibit a microbial pathogen
while damaging the host as little as
possible. (

A

selective toxicity

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11
Q

Chemotherapeutic agents that are
effective only against a limited variety of
microorganisms.

A

narrow spectrum drugs

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