(antibiotic)
61antibiotic — A class of natural and synthetic compounds that inhibit the growth of, or kill some micro organisms. Antibiotics are widely used medicinally to control bacterial pathogens, but resistance in bacteria to particular antibiotics is often rapidly… …
62antibiotic — A drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other microorganisms …
63antibiotic-associated colitis — see under enterocolitis …
64antibiotic culture medium 12 FDA — an agar medium containing peptone, yeast and beef extracts, sodium chloride, and glucose, used for agar dilution susceptibility tests with antifungal antibiotics. Called also nystatin assay a …
65antibiotic sensitivity — antimicrobial sensitivity see under susceptibility …
66antibiotic pills — medication tablets which kill harmful bacteria in the body …
67Broad-spectrum antibiotic — The term broad spectrum antibiotic refers to an antibiotic with activity against a wide range of disease causing bacteria. It is also means that it acts against both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. This is in contrast to a narrow… …
68Kirby-Bauer antibiotic testing — In Kirby Bauer testing, white wafers containing antibiotics are placed on a plate of bacteria. Circles of poor bacterial growth surround some wafers indicating susceptibility to the antibiotic. Kirby Bauer antibiotic testing (KB testing or disk… …
69Beta-lactam antibiotic — β lactam antibiotics are a broad class of antibiotics that include penicillin derivatives, cephalosporins, monobactams, carbapenems, and β lactamase inhibitors, that is, any antibiotic agent that contains a β lactam nucleus in its molecular… …
70Dental antibiotic prophylaxis — Not to be confused with Dental prophylaxis. Dental antibiotic prophylaxis is the admission of antibiotics to a dental patient for prevention of harmful consequences of bacteremia, that may be caused by invasion of the oral flora into an injured… …
