Selective toxicity is the ability of an antimicrobial agent to kill or harm the microorganism cells without harming the cells of the host organism. This is important because the goal is to cause damage and kill the microorganism and not the host. It allows for antimicrobial drugs to treat infec...
agent- a substance that exerts some force or effect cetrimide- a cationic detergent that is a powerful disinfectant sodium hypochlorite- an unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant Adj.1. antimicrobial- capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microor...
They reported an almost complete peptide release within 7 days, with tissue ingrowth into the cement and no signs of inflammation or necrosis, justifying the use of hLF1-11 as a prophylactic agent [52]. Faber et al. went a step further through the validation of hLF1-11 in a chronic ...
A definition of AMR Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an important topic that affects the health of humans and animals globally.AMR is defined as the inability or reduced ability of an antimicrobial agent to inhibit the growth of a bacterium, which, in the case of a pathogenic organism, ca...
Medical microbiology; methods for the determination of susceptibility of pathogens (except mycobacteria) to antimicrobial agents; agar diffusion test; zone diameters with control strainsdoi:DIN 58940-3 Supplement 2
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(3) In the emergency room (ER), clinical physician could use restricted antibiotics without ID physician approval; however, appropriate culturing was required before ER doctors prescribed any antimicrobial agent. In critical septic patients in the ER, 2 sets of blood cultures were obtained. (4) ...
In cases where fluconazole is the only available antifungal agent for treating C. glabrata infections the use of a higher dosage may be required. However, with the revised definition of the I the concern was raised that an I category of ≤32 mg/L was too high with the new definition of ...