A | B |
chemotherapeutic drug | chemical used for treatment, relief, or prophylaxis of disease |
prophylaxis | use of drug to prevent infection |
antimicrobial chemotherapy | using drugs to control infection |
antimicrobials | any drug, regardless of origen, that can inhibit or destroy microorganisms |
antibiotics | antimicrobial agents produced from natural sources |
semisynthetic drugs | drugs from natural sources that have been chemically modified |
synthetic drugs | drugs produced entirely by chemical reactions |
narrow spectrum | antimicrobials effective against a limited array of microbial types |
broad spectrum | antimicrobials effective against a wide variety of microbial types |
selectively toxic | kills or inhibits microbial cells without harming host tissues |
penicillinase | enzyme that destroys the beta-lactam ring |
plasmid | extrachromosomal genetic unit |
pili | bacterial appendage used in DNA exchange during bacterial conjugation |
penicillin | block cross-linking of peptidoglycan |
cephalosporin | most are resistant to penicillinases |
vancomycin | used to treat MRSA |
aminoglycosides | e.g. gentamicin, kanamycin; toxic to kidneys & eyes |
tetracycline | macrolide; may cause permenent discoloration of teeth if used during tooth development |
clindamycin | macrolide associated with Clostridium difficile infection |
sulfonamide & trimethroprim | target folic acid synthesis |
fluoroquinolone | target DNA or RNA |
nalidixic acid | first-generation fluoroquinolone |
ciprofloxacin | second-generation fluoroquinolone |
polymixins | target cell membranes |
polymixin B | colistin |
biomaterials such as catheters | possible site for biofilm formation |
rifampin, pyrizinamide, isoniazid, ethambutol | antimycobacterial drugs |
penicillin, cephalosporin, vancomycin | target cell wall |
amphotericin B | treats systemic fungal infections |
chloroquinone & primaquine | treats malaria |
chloroquinone | malaria prophylaxis |
metronidazole | treats amoeba & protozoans |
mebendazole & albendazole | treats roundworms |
praziquantel | treats tapeworms & flukes |
fuzeon, AZT, indinvar, saquinavir | treats HIV |
Relenza & Tamiflu | treats influenza virus |
Ribavirin | treats RSV |
Zovirax | treats herpesvirus |