Principles ofAntimicrobial Therapy
Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy
I.OverviewAntimicrobialdrugs are effective in thetreatment ofinfection because of their selectivetoxicity-the abilityto kill an invadingmicroorganism without harming the cells of thehost
I. Overview Antimicrobial drugs are effective in the treatment of infection because of their selective toxicity- the ability to kill an invading microorganism without harming the cells of the host
Selective antimicrobial therapy takesadvantage of the biochemical differences thatexist between microorganisms and human beings
Selective antimicrobial therapy takes advantage of the biochemical differences that exist between microorganisms and human beings
chemotherapyIt is to use chemistry drugs treating orpreventing the diseases caused bypathogenic microbe, helminth orcancer cell
chemotherapy It is to use chemistry drugs treating or preventing the diseases caused by pathogenic microbe, helminth or cancer cell
ChemotherapeuticAgentsantimicrobial drugsantibacterial drugsantifungal drugsantiviral drugsanthelmintic drugsanticancer drugs
Chemotherapeutic Agents • antimicrobial drugs antibacterial drugs antifungal drugs antiviral drugs • anthelmintic drugs • anticancer drugs