Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance
9 important questions on Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance
What 3 groups of antimicrobial agents are used in the treatment of infectious diseases?
2. Chemotherapeutic agents
3. Semisynthetic antibiotic
Who are the backbone of the antibiotics industry?
Bacillus species produce...
- B polymyxa and B subtilis
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What is the most important property of an antimicrobial agent?
What two effects can antibiotics have?
2. Static (inhibition) effect
Two categories of resistance
2. Acquired
Three ways of inherent resistance
2. Lack of a transport system to get it into the cell
3. Begin life with resistance
4 societal, medical and agricultural practices leading to atb resistance
2. Non-therapeutic use in livestock to promote growth and prevent infections rather than to cure infections
3. Genetically modified crops; used to detect genes, can be taken up by microbes
4. Inappriopriate use in medical environment (where they are of no value)
8 Ways to combat antibiotic resistance
2. Stop the growth-promoting use in animals
3. Use the right one in an infection.
4. No unnecessary prescriptions
5. Finish prescriptions (use guidelines)
6. Combinations if necessary
7. Try other combinations if the first is not working
8. First cause dispersal; some may not work on biofilms
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