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ANTIBIOTICS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Antibiotic | Chemical that is produced by one microbe and has the ability to harm other microbes |
| Antimicrobial drug | Any agent, natural or synthetic that has the ability to kill or suppress microorganisms |
| Selective Toxicity | Ability of a drug to injure a target cell or organism without injuring other cells or organisms that are in intimate contact with the target |
| Bacteriocidal | Drugs that are directly legal to bacteria |
| Bacteriostatic | Drugs that slow bacterial growth |
| Superinfection | New infection that appears during the course of a treatment for a primary infection e.g C diff |