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G. Effectiveness Of Antibiotics Flashcards

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MLC

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Minimum lethal concentration

Minimum dose required to kill pathogen

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MIC

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Minimum inhibitory concentration

Minimum dose required to prevent growth

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Therapeutic index

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Ratio- Dose that is toxic to human Mg/ml / MIC Mg/ml

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What’s better a drug with Therapeutic index of 10 or 1

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10

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Kirby bower method

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Grow bacteria on a Petri dish

Put antibiotic discs on the petri, incubate see how bacteria responds

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Micro Chapter 12: Antibiotics (8 decks)

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