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intro to chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| drugs used to fight infection developed in early 1900s | antimicrobial drugs |
| antimicrobial drugs fight against... | microorganisms |
| a determination test to distinguish different types of bacteria | Gram stain |
| Gram-positive bacteria stain... | dark blue to purple |
| Gram-negative bacteria stain... | pink to red |
| how do you ID acid-fast bacilli | carbol fuchsin stain, then decolorize with ethyl alcohol and hydrochloric acid |
| bacteria with similar staining properties tend to respond to the... | same antimicrobial therapy |
| ________ are bacteria that must have oxygen to live and replicate | aerobes |
| bacteria that can live and multiply without oxygen are _______ | anaerobes |
| are anaerobes or aerobes hardy and difficult to eradicate? | anaerobes |
| antibacterial drugs are divided into two categories thru analysis of effects that a drugs action has on bacteria: | bactericidal and bacteriostatic |
| to prevent mutant strains from developing, antimicrobial drugs must not... | be used indiscriminately |
| after a lab has IDed the type of organism causing an infection, a _____ may be performed | sensitivity test |