1
Ant
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crobi
alAgent
s
RebeccaGoodwi
n
Wal
denUni
ver
sit
y
NURS6521N,Sect
ion38,AdvancedPhar
macol
ogy
MARCH19,2021
,2
Ant
imi
crobi
alAgent
s
An
timi
crob
ial
sar
eus
edt
otr
eati
nfe
cti
onst
hatc
omp
ris
eba
cte
ria
l,f
ung
i,a
ndp
rot
ozoa
n
mi
cr
oor
gan
isms
.Th
esp
rea
dofd
ise
asei
spr
eve
nte
dwh
ent
hep
rop
era
nti
mic
rob
ial
isu
sed
.
Th
ere
for
e,i
ti
ses
sen
tia
ltoi
den
tif
yth
epa
thog
enc
aus
ingt
hei
l
lne
ssa
ndd
ete
rmi
nei
fiti
s
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act
eri
alorv
ir
alb
efor
eth
era
pyi
sse
lec
ted
.Th
epu
rpos
eoft
hisp
ape
rist
ode
scr
ibet
he
c
ate
gor
iesofa
nti
mic
rob
ial
age
nts
,di
ff
ere
nti
ateb
etwe
env
ir
ala
ndb
act
eri
ali
nfe
cti
ons
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d
e
xpl
ai
nth
eimp
ort
anc
eofp
rop
erl
yid
ent
if
yi
ngv
ir
ala
ndb
act
eri
alp
ath
oge
nswh
ens
ele
cti
ng
a
nti
mic
rob
ial
med
ica
tion
s.
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tegor
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timi
cro
bia
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nts
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rou
ghou
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eye
arss
inc
eth
efi
rs
tan
tib
iot
icwa
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vel
ope
d,ma
nymor
eha
veb
een
c
rea
tedt
otr
eati
nfe
cti
ons
.Du
etot
hen
ume
rou
sca
teg
ori
esofa
nti
mic
rob
ial
sav
ail
abl
e,i
ti
s
n
ece
ssa
ryt
oun
der
sta
ndt
hei
ref
fi
cac
y,t
oxi
ci
ty
,ph
arma
cok
ine
ti
cpr
ofi
l
e,a
ndc
ostt
ohe
lps
ele
ct
t
hemos
tap
prop
ria
tet
her
apy(
Arc
ang
elo,
Pet
ers
on,
Wil
bur
,&Re
inh
old
,20
17)
.Th
eca
teg
ori
esof
a
nti
mic
rob
ial
sar
ede
scr
ibe
dbe
low.
Pe
nic
il
li
n
Pe
nic
il
li
nin
hib
itsb
act
eri
alc
ell
growt
hbyi
nte
rfe
rin
gwi
thc
ell
wal
lsy
nth
esi
s(Ar
can
gel
oeta
l.
,
2
017
).Mos
tpe
nic
il
li
nsmu
stb
egi
veni
ntr
ave
nou
slys
inc
eth
eya
reu
nst
abl
eina
nac
ide
nvi
ron
men
t
(
Arc
ang
eloe
tal
.
,20
17)
.Wh
eni
nfl
amma
tionoc
cur
s,t
heyp
ene
tra
tet
hec
ere
bros
pin
alf
lui
d(CSF
)an
dha
ve
awi
ded
ist
ri
but
iont
hrou
ghou
tth
ebod
y(Ar
can
gel
oeta
l.
,20
17)
.Se
xua
ll
ytr
ans
mit
tedd
ise
ase
s(STDs
),
u
ppe
ran
dlowe
rre
spi
rat
oryt
rac
t,u
rin
aryt
rac
t,c
ent
ral
ner
vou
ssy
ste
min
fec
ti
onsa
ret
rea
tedwi
th
p
eni
ci
ll
i
ns(
Arc
ang
eloe
tal
.
,20
17)
.Ps
eud
omo
nasa
eru
gin
osai
nfe
cti
onsa
res
ucc
ess
ful
l
ytr
eat
edwi
th
, c
arb
oxy
pen
ici
l
li
nsa
ndu
rei
dop
eni
ci
ll
i
ns(
Arc
ang
eloe
tal
.
,20
17)
.Ama
cul
opa
pul
arr
asha
ndu
rti
car
iac
an
d
eve
lopwi
th
Ant
imi
crobi
alAgent
s
RebeccaGoodwi
n
Wal
denUni
ver
sit
y
NURS6521N,Sect
ion38,AdvancedPhar
macol
ogy
MARCH19,2021
,2
Ant
imi
crobi
alAgent
s
An
timi
crob
ial
sar
eus
edt
otr
eati
nfe
cti
onst
hatc
omp
ris
eba
cte
ria
l,f
ung
i,a
ndp
rot
ozoa
n
mi
cr
oor
gan
isms
.Th
esp
rea
dofd
ise
asei
spr
eve
nte
dwh
ent
hep
rop
era
nti
mic
rob
ial
isu
sed
.
Th
ere
for
e,i
ti
ses
sen
tia
ltoi
den
tif
yth
epa
thog
enc
aus
ingt
hei
l
lne
ssa
ndd
ete
rmi
nei
fiti
s
b
act
eri
alorv
ir
alb
efor
eth
era
pyi
sse
lec
ted
.Th
epu
rpos
eoft
hisp
ape
rist
ode
scr
ibet
he
c
ate
gor
iesofa
nti
mic
rob
ial
age
nts
,di
ff
ere
nti
ateb
etwe
env
ir
ala
ndb
act
eri
ali
nfe
cti
ons
,an
d
e
xpl
ai
nth
eimp
ort
anc
eofp
rop
erl
yid
ent
if
yi
ngv
ir
ala
ndb
act
eri
alp
ath
oge
nswh
ens
ele
cti
ng
a
nti
mic
rob
ial
med
ica
tion
s.
Ca
tegor
ieso
fAn
timi
cro
bia
lAge
nts
Th
rou
ghou
tth
eye
arss
inc
eth
efi
rs
tan
tib
iot
icwa
sde
vel
ope
d,ma
nymor
eha
veb
een
c
rea
tedt
otr
eati
nfe
cti
ons
.Du
etot
hen
ume
rou
sca
teg
ori
esofa
nti
mic
rob
ial
sav
ail
abl
e,i
ti
s
n
ece
ssa
ryt
oun
der
sta
ndt
hei
ref
fi
cac
y,t
oxi
ci
ty
,ph
arma
cok
ine
ti
cpr
ofi
l
e,a
ndc
ostt
ohe
lps
ele
ct
t
hemos
tap
prop
ria
tet
her
apy(
Arc
ang
elo,
Pet
ers
on,
Wil
bur
,&Re
inh
old
,20
17)
.Th
eca
teg
ori
esof
a
nti
mic
rob
ial
sar
ede
scr
ibe
dbe
low.
Pe
nic
il
li
n
Pe
nic
il
li
nin
hib
itsb
act
eri
alc
ell
growt
hbyi
nte
rfe
rin
gwi
thc
ell
wal
lsy
nth
esi
s(Ar
can
gel
oeta
l.
,
2
017
).Mos
tpe
nic
il
li
nsmu
stb
egi
veni
ntr
ave
nou
slys
inc
eth
eya
reu
nst
abl
eina
nac
ide
nvi
ron
men
t
(
Arc
ang
eloe
tal
.
,20
17)
.Wh
eni
nfl
amma
tionoc
cur
s,t
heyp
ene
tra
tet
hec
ere
bros
pin
alf
lui
d(CSF
)an
dha
ve
awi
ded
ist
ri
but
iont
hrou
ghou
tth
ebod
y(Ar
can
gel
oeta
l.
,20
17)
.Se
xua
ll
ytr
ans
mit
tedd
ise
ase
s(STDs
),
u
ppe
ran
dlowe
rre
spi
rat
oryt
rac
t,u
rin
aryt
rac
t,c
ent
ral
ner
vou
ssy
ste
min
fec
ti
onsa
ret
rea
tedwi
th
p
eni
ci
ll
i
ns(
Arc
ang
eloe
tal
.
,20
17)
.Ps
eud
omo
nasa
eru
gin
osai
nfe
cti
onsa
res
ucc
ess
ful
l
ytr
eat
edwi
th
, c
arb
oxy
pen
ici
l
li
nsa
ndu
rei
dop
eni
ci
ll
i
ns(
Arc
ang
eloe
tal
.
,20
17)
.Ama
cul
opa
pul
arr
asha
ndu
rti
car
iac
an
d
eve
lopwi
th
