(Part 1) 1.20 Antimicrobial agents Flashcards
Collective term which refers to agents that destroy microorganisms through inhibiting their development
Antimicrobial agents
Kills target microorganisms, resulting to cell lysis
Bactericidal agents
Chemical produced by microorganisms that inhibits the growth of other microorganisms
Antibiotic
Inhibits bacterial growth but does not kill the organism
Bacteriostatic agent
Antimicrobial combination
Drug combination is substantially less than the activity of the single active drug alone
Antagonistic
Antimicrobial combination
Drug combination is substantially greater than the activity of the single active drug
Synergistic
Antimicrobial combination
Drug combination is no better than the single active drug alone
Autonomous / indifferent
Beta-lactams inhibits cell wall synthesis
T or F
T
Glycopeptides interferes protein synthesis 50s
T or F
F
Ihibibits cell wall synthesis
Aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, and glycylcyclines interferes with protein synthesis at 30s
T or F
T
Chloramphenicol and macrolides inteferes with protein synthesis at 50s
T or F
T