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Microbiology Quiz 1a
Definitions
Question | Answer |
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antibiotics | a soluble substance derived from a mold that inhibits the growth or kills bacteria |
antimicrobial | a substance that kills microbes, and prevents their pathogenic actions |
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) | The amount of an antibiotic needed to inhibit the growth of an organism. |
Narrow spectrum | an antibiotic which is effective against either GRAM negative or GRAM positive type bacteria, not both. |
Broad spectrum | an antibiotic that is effective against both GRAM negative and GRAM positive type bacteria |
Prophylaxis | is any drug or treatment used to prevent a common infection, usually a virus |