Inflammation, Infection, and the use of Antimicrobial Agents Ch 13 E3

Question 1

Antibacterial

Answer 1

ability to kill bacteria or interfere with the ability of bacteria to grow and replicate

Question 2

Antibiotic

Answer 2

drug that has the ability to kill or inhibit bacterial growth and replication

Question 3

Antibiotic resistance

Answer 3

ability of certain bacteria to survive and multiply in the presence of antibiotics

Question 4

Anti-infective

Answer 4

agent or substance with antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties

Question 5

Anti-inflammatory agent

Answer 5

drug indicated when the inflammatory response is inappropriate, abnormal, or persistent, or destroys tissue

Question 6

Antimicrobial agent

Answer 6

drug used to prevent or treat infections caused by pathogenic (disease-producing) microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites

Question 7

Bacteria

Answer 7

single-celled microorganisms that do not have nuclei and reproduce by fission or splitting

Question 8

Bactericidal

Answer 8

agent that kills bacteria

Question 9

Bacteriostatic

Answer 9

agent that inhibits bacterial growth and replication

Question 10

Broad spectrum

Answer 10

effective against a wide range of bacteria

Question 11

Colonization

Answer 11

presence and growth of microorganisms on host tissues

Question 12

Community-acquired infection

Answer 12

infection caused by microorganisms that originated in a setting outside of a health care facility

Question 13

Detection of antigens

Answer 13

technique to identify pathogens that uses features of culture and serology but reduces the time required for diagnosis

Question 14

Fungi

Answer 14

plant-like microorganisms that live as parasites on living tissue or as saprophytes on decaying organic matter

Question 15

Inflammation

Answer 15

immunological response to allergy, infection, or injury that increases the migration of leukocytes and blood flow to assist in repairing tissues

Question 16

Nosocomial infection

Answer 16

infection acquired from microorganisms in hospitals and other health care facilities

Question 17

Opportunistic

Answer 17

microorganisms in normal flora that become pathogenic under conditions that are favorable for their (over)growth

Question 18

Penicillin-binding proteins

Answer 18

proteins in bacteria that serve as target sites for penicillin to bind

Question 19

Serology

Answer 19

method of identifying infectious agents by measuring the antibody level (titer) in the serum of an infected host

Question 20

Susceptibility

Answer 20

vulnerability of the bacteria to an antibiotic’s effects

Question 21

Viruses

Answer 21

intracellular parasites that survive only in living tissues