Flashcards : Understanding Antibiotics and Resistance — 10 cartes

Agents that inhibit or kill bacteria, used to treat infections.

Agents inhibiting or killing bacteria.

Penicillin's discovery in 1928 started the antibiotic era, leading to resistance issues.

Kills bacteria vs inhibits growth.

Target bacterial cell wall, protein, nucleic acid synthesis, or metabolism.

Range of bacteria targeted.

Targets bacterial processes or structures.

First discovered antibiotic, 1928.

1940s-1960s, many discoveries.

Reduced drug effectiveness, treatment failure.