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This is an organism that produces an infection or disease
What is a pathogen
Used to prevent. infections, these chemicals are only applied to living tissues
What are Antiseptics
This condition is an overgrowth of flora caused by being immunocompromised or by taking drugs that disrupt normal flora
What is a superinfection
used to treat both bacterial and protozoan infections, this bactericidal drug binds to DNA and breaks it apart
What is metronidazole (Flagyl)
This is the leading infectious killer in the world and is caused by a mycobacterium
What is Tuberculosis
This infectious disease causes damage to the liver and causes red blood cells to rupture
What is Malaria
This approach to treating a pathogen is the first step and utilizes a broad spectrum treatment
What is Empiric Therapy
This is the #1 most common cancer in both males and females
What is Lung Cancer
This infection generally involves the superficial parts of the body, but could become systemic and effect multiple organs
What is a fungal infection
These antibiotics should not be given to patients with Penicillin allergies, as there is a chance of cross sensitivity
What are Cephalosporins
This infectious disease affects the T-helper cells and macrophages of the immune system
What is HIV
This diagnostic test involves placing a purified protein derivative under the skin and watching for a reaction
What is a Mantoux test
These drugs block pathogen attachment to host cell and prevent it from penetrating
What are Entry Inhibitors
This staining technique determines how a bacterial cell wall is structured
What is a Gram stain
What are Tetracyclines
This suffix refers to a drug that results in complete death of the pathogen/microbe
What is -cidal
This treatment cannot differentiate between pathogenic and healthy tissue, and can be very toxic to the body
What are Antineoplastics
This treatment is cytotoxic at only a specific phase of a cell cycle
What are Cell Cycle Specific Agents
This treatment offers a two step approach: paralysis and laxative
What is an Anthelmintic
What are Plant Extracts/Mitotic Inhibitors
These drugs prevent neuropenia and fever in chemo patients, and increase neutrophil count
What are Granulocyte colony-stimulating factors
When there is the threat of infection but not development, this approach is utilized
What is Chemoprophylaxis
These cell wall synthesis inhibitors utilize beta-lactam rings that inhibit enzymes
What are Penicillins
What are Antimetabolites
These drugs treat infections by binding to ergosterol and change the fungal cell permeability and are administered via IV
What are Systemic Antifungal Agents