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Drugs, Microbes, Host - The Elements of Chemotherapy COMPLETE

Use this vocabulary game to sharpen your knowledge of key terms from Chapter Twelve!

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chemotherapeutic drugchemical used for treatment, relief, or prophylaxis of disease
prophylaxisuse of drug to prevent infection
antimicrobial chemotherapyusing drugs to control infection
antimicrobialsany drug, regardless of origen, that can inhibit or destroy microorganisms
antibioticsantimicrobial agents produced from natural sources
semisynthetic drugsdrugs from natural sources that have been chemically modified
synthetic drugsdrugs produced entirely by chemical reactions
narrow spectrumantimicrobials effective against a limited array of microbial types
broad spectrumantimicrobials effective against a wide variety of microbial types
selectively toxickills or inhibits microbial cells without harming host tissues
penicillinaseenzyme that destroys the beta-lactam ring
plasmidextrachromosomal genetic unit
pilibacterial appendage used in DNA exchange during bacterial conjugation
penicillinblock cross-linking of peptidoglycan
cephalosporinmost are resistant to penicillinases
vancomycinused to treat MRSA
aminoglycosidese.g. gentamicin, kanamycin; toxic to kidneys & eyes
tetracyclinemacrolide; may cause permenent discoloration of teeth if used during tooth development
clindamycinmacrolide associated with Clostridium difficile infection
sulfonamide & trimethroprimtarget folic acid synthesis
fluoroquinolonetarget DNA or RNA
nalidixic acidfirst-generation fluoroquinolone
ciprofloxacinsecond-generation fluoroquinolone
polymixinstarget cell membranes
polymixin Bcolistin
biomaterials such as catheterspossible site for biofilm formation
rifampin, pyrizinamide, isoniazid, ethambutolantimycobacterial drugs
penicillin, cephalosporin, vancomycintarget cell wall
amphotericin Btreats systemic fungal infections
chloroquinone & primaquinetreats malaria
chloroquinonemalaria prophylaxis
metronidazoletreats amoeba & protozoans
mebendazole & albendazoletreats roundworms
praziquanteltreats tapeworms & flukes
fuzeon, AZT, indinvar, saquinavirtreats HIV
Relenza & Tamiflutreats influenza virus
Ribavirintreats RSV
Zoviraxtreats herpesvirus


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Columbia International University
Columbia, SC

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