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Module 16
chapter 24
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| antiretroviral | Retrovir (zidovudine) |
| antiviral | Zovirax (acyclovir) |
| tech. note! | It is normal for physicians to write for a loading dose of an antibiotic followed by a lower routine dose, to bring the antibiotic up to its therapeutic level as quickly as possible. |
| H.Pylori | one of the major infection of the stomach |
| Hans Christian Gram | developed the gram stain procedures |
| chronic media | may also result from rapture of the tympanic membrane |
| The most common likely to become infected are | male and female genital, GI, Respiratory system, skin, nose, mouth, eyes and ears |
| 2 most common fungal infection | candida albicans and Aspergillus Fumigatus |
| gram positive bacteria | bacteria that are able to keep the violet stain whe washed in acid alcohol |
| bacteriostatic | agents that prevent the growth of the bacteria but do not kill the microbe |
| Alexander Fleming | English physician who discovered penicillin by accident |
| antimicrobial | agents to prevent growth or kill microorganism |
| bactericidal | agents that kill bacteria |
| Tenia Pedis | a common fungal infection also known as atletes foot |
| Sulfa (sulfanilamide) | the first antibiotic that was discovered to cure staphylococcus infections via bacteriostatic action |
| gram negative bacteria | bacteria that unable to keep crystal violet stain when washed in acid alcohol |
| two types of otitis | accute and chronic |
| otitis media | is a very common ear infection for babies and children |
| clavunate acid, sulbactan | two compound added to amoxicillin and ampicillin to strengthen them against microbe resistance |
| keplex,suprax | classified as cephalosporins |