Chp 83 Flashcards
1
Q
The ability of a drug to injure a target cell or target organism without injuring other cells or organisms
A
Selective toxicity
2
Q
The three major groups of antimicrobials?
A
Antibacterial, Anti-fungal, and antiviral
3
Q
A new infection that appears during the course of treatment for the primary infection
A
Suprainfection
4
Q
The first rule of antimicrobial therapy is to?
A
match the drug with the bug
5
Q
Organisms for which drug resistance is now a serious problem?
A
Enterococcus faecium, staphylcoccus aureas, Enterobacter species, klebsiella species, pseudomonas aeruginosa, acinetobacter baumannii, clostridium difficile
