Pharmacology

An organism that can live only in the presence of oxygen

an organism that can live in the absence of oxygen

a drug used to kill or suppress the growth of bacteria

a chemical substance produced by one microorganism (or semisynthetic substances prepared in the laboratory) that is capable of killing or suppressing the growth of other microorganisms (bacteria, virus, and fungus)

a trait acquired by microorganisms, either through genetic mutation or by the acquisition of genetic material from other organisms, that allows microorganisms to resist the action of specific antibiotics

an infection caused by normal flora bacteria

an antibacterial agent capable of killing bacteria

an antibacterial agent capable of suppressing the growth/multiplication of bacteria

an organism able to live in either the presence or the absence of oxygen

an initial dose of a drug (larger than subsequent maintenance doses) that is administered to achieve therapeutic levels with only one or two doses of the drug

opportunistic infection caused by the overgrowth of microorganisms that are not susceptible to antibacterial therapy