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antibx pharm
Stack #35189
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| transpeptidation | cross-linking of the bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan with polysaccharides |
| MIC | lowest concentration of antibiotic that ihibits bacterial growth after 18-24 hours |
| MBC - minimum bactericidal concentration | lowest concentration that totaly suppresses growth and kills 99.9% of bacteria usually higher than the MIC |
| C-max | maximum antibiotic concentration in the plasma produced by the dose, should be 5-10x the MIC |
| AUC | measure of drug exposed to antibiotic bactericidal activity |
| post-antibiotic effect | period of time with persisten supression of bacterial growth following exposure to antibiotic, despite removal of antibiotic, only clinically significant with concentration dependent antibiotics |