Pharm Exam ?: Ch 16: Antibiotics & Antifungal, Antiviral...

Substances that kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms

Effective against many microorganisms

Effective against only a few microorganisms

Any antibiotic derived from the Penicillium mold

Structurally related to the penicillins. exert their activity against young dividing bacterial cells by interfering with the formation of cell walls

Broad-spectrum antibiotics that are effective against many organisms, particularly those infecting the respirator system and soft tissures

Class of orally effective antimicrobial agents that act by inhibiting the bacterial enzyme DNA gyrase

More commonly called "the sulfa drugs," combat infection in the body by checking the growth of bacteria and other microorganisms, thus enabling the body's own defenses to cope with the infections. synthetic drugs made to resemble para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA)

Substance that the microorganisms need for the sythesis of folic acid

Eukaryotic organisms that contain no chlorophyll or vascular tissue

Microscopic infectious agent that requires an intact living host cell for metabolism

Generally a short lived virus not treated with antiviral agents. contracted orally from contaminated food or water

Affects 5% of the worldwide population and may lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. formerly called serum hepatitis and contracted from blood or bodily fluids. most infected persons do not progress to the chronic form

The most common cause of end-stage liver disease. 85% fo those who contract this virus develop the chronic form