115 week 3 terminology
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| antibiotic | substance that kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria
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| antibiotic spectrum | variety of microbes that a particular antibiotic can treat
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| antibiotic susceptibility | identification of the antibiotics, by bacterial culture and sensitibity testing, that will be effective against specific bacteria
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| anti-infective | natural or synthetic substance capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of bacteria
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| antimicrobial | substance that inhibits the growth of or kills microorganisms
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| bacteria | group of unicellular, non-nucleated organisms
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| bactericidal | able to destroy bacteria
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| bacteriostatic | able to inhibit the reproduction of bacteria
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| beta lactamase | enzyme secreted by some microbes that has the ability to destroy beta-lactam antibiotics
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| broad spectrum | drug that is effective against both gram - and gram + pathogenic bacteria
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| cross-resistance | development of resistance to one drug in a particular class that results in resistance to the other drugs in that class
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| empirical therapy | when anti-infective treatment is started, but the organism responsible has not been identified, it is more important to start a treatment with high probability of success than to wait.
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| inhibit | to keep a reaction from taking place
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| microbial resistance | ability of bacteria to resist the effects of an anti-infective
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| normal flora | microorganisms that reside harmlessly in the body and do not cause disease but may aid the host organism
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| nosocomial infection | infection acquired during a stay in a hospital
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| parasite | organism that requires a host for nourishment and reproduction
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| penicillinase | an enzyme produced by various mircoorganisms which inactivates most of the penicillins
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| pneumonia | inflammatory condition of the lungs
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| symbiotic | close relationship between two species
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