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Antimicrobial Drugs
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Section 1

Overview of Antimicrobial Therapy

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Microbiology
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Origins of Antimicrobial Drugs

The era of antimicrobials begins when Pasteur and Joubert discover that one type of bacteria could prevent the growth of another.

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Antibiotic Discovery

Observations of antibiosis between micro-organisms led to the discovery of natural antibacterials produced by microorganisms.

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Antibiotics and Selective Toxicity

Antibiotics are able to selectively target specific types of bacteria without harming the infected host.

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Spectrum of Antimicrobial Activity

An antibiotic's spectrum can be broad or narrow.

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Antibiotic Classifications

Bactericidal antibiotics kill bacteria; bacteriostatic antibiotics slow their growth or reproduction.

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