Other Flashcards
Virulence factor
The properties that enable a pathogen to establish infection disease
Virulence
Likely hood of cause disease
Opportunistic pathogen
Normal bacteria causes disease
Bands
Immature neutrophils
Segment
Mature neutrophils
Left shift
Increase bands
Chemotherapy
Drug inhibit cell growth
Antibacterial
Chemotherapy agent direct against Bactria
Antibiotic
Antibacterial derived from natural product
Antimicrobial
Encompasses antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiparasitic
Prophylactic therapy
Prevent infection
Empiric therapy
Antimicrobial for Pt w/ proven or suspected infection, but not identified organisms
Cover common disease cause bacteria
Definitive therapy
Target specific pathogen
Sign
Objective information that can be measure
Symptoms
Subjective to only the patient