QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.what is the main goal of antimicrobial treatment? - ANSWERS✔-
administer drug to infected person that destroys infected cells w/o
harming host's cells
\.selective toxicity - ANSWERS✔-toxic to microbe but harmless to host
\.antibiotics are common metabolic products of ____ & ______ -
ANSWERS✔-bacteria and fungi
\.broad spectrum antimicrobials - ANSWERS✔-affect a wide range of
bacteria
\.narrow spectrum antimicrobials - ANSWERS✔-effective against limited
array of bacteria
\.chemotherapy - ANSWERS✔-any chemical used in the
treatment/relief/prophylaxis of disease
, \.antibiotic - ANSWERS✔-substance produced by natural metabolic
processes of some microorganisms/created by scientists that can
inhibit/destroy bacteria
\.tetracyclines are ____ spectrum - ANSWERS✔-broad
\.penicillin acts against the bacterial ______ ______ - ANSWERS✔-cell
wall
\.amphotericin (polyene) attaches to ergosterol is found in _________
membranes - ANSWERS✔-fungal
\.kirby-bauer test - ANSWERS✔-susceptibility vs resistance
\.MIC/MBC - ANSWERS✔-determines exact min concentration for
effectiveness
\.antifungals - ANSWERS✔-treat fungal infections
\.antihelminthic drugs - ANSWERS✔-treat parasites