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NURS 251 - Pharmacology Module 6Antibiotics
drugs that have the ability to destroy or interfere with the development of bacteria
Bacteria Resistance
the ability of some bacteria to resist the actions of antibiotics.
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Bactericidal
antibiotics that work by killing the bacteria
Bacteriostatic
antibiotics that do not actually kill bacteria, but only inhibit their growth.
Empiric therapy
, the administration of antibiotics based on the practitioner’s judgment of pathogens most likely to
be causing an apparent infection to avoid treatment delay before specific culture information has
been obtained
List the four general mechanisms by which antibiotics generally work to rid the body of infection.
1. Interference with bacterial cell wall synthesis
2. Interference with protein synthesis
3. Interference with replication of DNA and RNA
4. Antimetabolite action that disrupts important metabolic reactions within the bacterial cell
Gram-positive
bacteria that stain purple on a gram stain.
Gram-negative
bacteria that stain pink on a gram stain.
Aerobe
bacterium that grows in the presence of air or requires oxygen for growth.
Anaerobe
bacterium that does not live or grow when oxygen is present.
common Gram- positive bacteria
staphylococcus aureus
streptococcus pyogenes
enterococcus faecalis
common Gram-negative bacteria
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Klebsiella pneumoniae
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