Anti microbial cheomotherapy Flashcards
(35 cards)
substance of microbial naturally produced which kill or inhibit the growth for other organisms
antibiotics
treatment of infectious diseases by taking drug that inhibit the causative organisms
antimicrobial chemotherapy
chemical agents that non toxic to living tissue
antiseptics
they can br applied on human skin with out beeing harmful but harm the systemic adminstration
antiseptics
destruction of most pathogenic microbes eg phenol
disinfection
rapid killing of bacteria which is irreversible
bactericidal drugs
usage of bactericidal
life threatening diseases eg
endocarditis
examples of bactericidal drugs
penicillins, cephalosporins, and aminoglycosides
inhibit the multiplication of bacteria but do not kill them
bacteriostatic drug
bacteria back again when drug is withdrawn
bacteriostatic drug
Eg of bacteriostatic drug
sulphonamides
tetracyclins
chloramphenicole
affective against several microorganisms include gram postive and negative
broad spectrum antibiotics
eg broad spectrum antibiotics
tetracyclins
chloramphenicole
ampicillins
active against only one or few types of microorganisms
narrow spectrum antibiotics
used against gram postive cocci and staphylocci and entrococci
vancomycin (narrow spectrum )
Properties of an Ideal Antimicrobial Agent:
Selective toxicity:
Broad spectrum:
Bactericidal agents
Diffusible
bacteria do not develop resistance to it
define Broad spectrum:
affect wide variety of bacteria
Bactericidal agents
killing better than inhibit
Diffusible
into distant area with slow rate of excretion
selective toxicity
harmful to the parasite without ben=ing harmful to the host
mechanisms of action of chemotherapeutics drugs
inhibit the metabolic channels or a structure present in microbe
what is the ideal point of attack by selective toxic agents
cell wall
drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis
B lactims drugs
ex of B lactims drugs
penicillin, methicillin and cephalosporins