BSCI 424 — PATHOGENIC MICROBIOLOGY — Fall 2000


Chemotherapy of Bacterial Infections

 

General Information

Definitions of an Antibiotic

History of Antibiotics

Characteristics of Ideal Drug

Antibiotic Mechanisms of Action and Resistance

Action of Beta-lactam Antibiotics

Antibiotic Resistance

Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance


Laboratory Methods

In Vitro Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing

Antibiotic Disk Sensitivity (Kirby-Bauer Test)

Assay of Serum Levels of an Antibiotic

Minimal Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) Assay

Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) Broth Tube Assay


Chemotherapy WebSite Links

Antibiotics

Bacterial Resistance Mechanisms

 
 

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