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What is an example of a localized infection?
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skin infection or an organ infection |
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A localized infection can progress to a systemic infection T or F
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True
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What is a chemical substance that has the capacity in diluted solutions to kill, inhibit growth of microorganisms?
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Antimicrobials
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What are the 4 classifications of microorganisms?
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- antibiotics
- antifunguls - antiviral - antiparasitic |
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How do bactericidal drugs kill bacteria? there are three ways
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- damage the key structures during development
- disrupting the cell membranes - disrupting the protein synthesis |
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What device would be used to determine an antibiotics effectivness towards a bacteria ?
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Agar diffusion test
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What is minimium inhibatory concentration?
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Lowest concentration of an antibiotic that visually inhibits bacteria
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What are the 5 ways an antibiotic work?
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- inhibition of the cell wall synthesis
- damage of the cell membrane - inhibtion of protein synthesis - interferes with metabilism - impare nucleic acid prduction |
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What is an example of a drug that can inhibt cell wall synthesis?
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Penicilln
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What is an example of a drug that can impare nucleic acid producion?
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Quitelons
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When does natural or intrinistic resistance occur?
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Antimicrobial acts on specific enzymes systems or biological processes that are not used
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What are 3 ways to prevent antibiotic resistance?
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- avoid administration for viral infections
- using th anibiotic for one infection and then reusing it for another - follow directions labelled |
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What are the 4 classes of pencillins?
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1. natural pencillin
2. broad spectrum pencillin 3. beta resistant lactamase pencillin 4. potientated pencillin |
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6 examples of antibiotics that are bactercidal?
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1. pencillin
2. cephelosprons 3. bacitricn 4. vanomycin 5. carbapenems 6 monobactams |
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Pencillin G is a natural pencillin and is the most commonly used T or F?
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True
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