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Chapter 7 part 1
Drugs & Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Antiinfective Agents: | substances that act against or destroy infections. |
| Antibacterial Agents: | substances that destroy or suppress the growth or multiplication of bacteria. |
| Antibiotic Agents: | chemical substances produced by microorganisms that have the capacity, in diluted solutions, to destroy or suppress the growth or multiplication of organisms to prevent their action. |
| Antifungal Agents: | substances that destroy or suppress the growth or multiplication of fungi. |
| Antiviral Agents: | substances that destroy or suppress the growth or multiplication of viruses. |
| Bactericidal: | the ability to kill bacteria-- this effect is reversible. |
| Bacteriostatic: | the ability to inhibit or retard the multiplication or growth of bacteria-- this is a reversible process. |
| Resistance (related to antibiotics): | the natural acquired ability of an organism to be immune or to withstand the effects of an antiinfective agent. |
| Bacteroide Species: | a group of anaerobic bacteria that are commonly found in the human gut and play a significant role in digestion and the cut microbiome; part of the normal flora and help break down complex carbohydrates. |
| Natural Resistance: | occurs when an organism has always been resistant to an antimicrobial agent because of the bacteria's normal properties. |
| Acquired Resistance: | occurs when an organism that was previously sensitive to an amicrobial agent becomes resistant. |
| Generic: penicillin v Brand/Trade: PC PEN VK, PenV | Class: Antibacterial Drug Indicated: Bacterial infections; 1st drug of choice for many oral infections (abscess and pericoronitis). |
| Generic: amoxicillin Brand/Trade: Amoxil, Trimox | Class: Antibacterial Drug Indicated for: Bacterial infections; 1st drug of choice for prophylaxis endocarditis; Necrotizing periodontitis; Periodontal abscess. |
| Generic: amoxicillin/clavulanic acid Brand/Trade: Augmentin | Class: Penicillin antibiotic, Beta-lactamase inhibitor Indicated: Bacterial infections; aggressive forms of periodontitis/ Grade C. |
| Generic: clindamycin Brand/Trade: Cleocin | Class: Antibacterial Drug Indicated: Bacterial infections; 1st drug of choice for many oral infections in pt.'s with penicillin allergies. |
| Generic: nitrofurantoin Brand/Trade: Macrobid | Class: Antibacterial Drug Indicated: Bacterial infections |
| Generic: mupirocin Brand/Trade: Bactroban | Class: Antibacterial Drug Indicated: Bacterial infections; 2nd drug of choice Angular cheilitis. |
| Generic: neomycin/polymyxin/bacitracin Brand/Trade: Neosporin, triple antibiotic ointment | Class: Antibacterial Drug Indicated: Bacterial infections. |
| Generic: erythromycin Brand/Trade: E.E.S. | Class: Macrolide Antibacterial Indicated: Bacterial infections. |
| Generic: clarithromycin Brand/Trade: Biaxin | Class: Macrolide Antibacterial Indicated: Bacterial infections; alternate drug if pt. is allergic to amoxicillin for prophylaxis endocarditis. |
| Generic: azithromycin Brand/Trade: Zithromax, Z-Pak | Class: Macrolide Antibacterial Indicated: Bacterial infections; alternate drug if pt. is allergic to amoxicillin for prophylaxis endocarditis. |