Controlling Microbial Growth in the Body: Antimicrobial Drugs
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Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms and concepts related to antimicrobial drugs.
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Selective Toxicity
The principle that an effective antimicrobial agent must be more toxic to the pathogen than to the host.
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Antimicrobial Agents
Drugs that treat infections; a type of chemotherapeutic agent.
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Semisynthetic Antimicrobials
Chemically altered antibiotics that are more effective, longer lasting, or easier to administer than naturally occurring ones.
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Synthetics
Antimicrobials that are completely synthesized in a laboratory.
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Paul Ehrlich
Developed the concept of
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