Microbiology Ch. 34 Flashcards

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

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Therapeutic index

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A route of drug administration that is nonoral (i.e, injection)

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Parenteral route

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Chemotherapeutic agents that are effective against many different kinds of pathogens.

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Broad Spectrum Drugs

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

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Antibiotic

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

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Selective toxicity

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Inhibiting or retarding the bacterial growth

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Static

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

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Narrow Spectrum Drugs

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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.

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Chemotherapeutic Agent

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