General Antibacterial Facts

Question 1

Bacteriocidal Antimicrobials

Answer 1

• cause bacterial cell death and lysis

Question 2

Bacteriostatic Antimicrobials

Answer 2

• inhibit bacterial growth, allowing host defense mechanisms time to remove organism

Question 3

Bacteremia

Answer 3

• presence of viable bacteria in the circulatory system

Question 4

Septicemia

Answer 4

• refers to a systemic infection caused by microorganism multiplication in the circulatory system

Question 5

Colonization

Answer 5

• the localized presence of microorganisms in body tissues or organs, which can be pathogenic or part of normal flora

Question 6

Superinfection

Answer 6

• infection that occurs while taking antimicrobials. Generally caused by microorganisms resistant to drug that patient is taking

Question 7

Drug resistance

Answer 7

• refers to the ability of a particular microorganism to resist the effects of a specific antibiotic