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24 Cards in this Set
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Sanitization |
Reduces microbial populations |
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Penicillin |
*BetaLactam Blocks enzymes to prevent crosslinking of peptidiglycan |
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Vancomycin |
Blocks peptidoglycan synthesis by binding to peptide side chains |
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Preservation |
Slows down or inhibits growth of bacteria *food |
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Pasteurization |
Heat applied to liquids to kill potential microbes of spoilage *breif heat,rapid cool |
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Decontamination |
Reduces number of pathogens to acceptable levels |
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Sterilization |
removes all viable microbes |
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Disinfectant |
removes most vegetative pathogens |
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Daptomycin |
Disrupts cell membrane of bacteria by forming pores |
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Pleuromutilins |
Blocks formation of peptide bonds (transpeptidation) prevents bonds of peptides betwren amino acids |
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Fluoroquinolones |
Inhibits dna gyrase activity |
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Synercid |
2 drugs working together to inhibit translation |
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Antibiotics |
used to treat bacterial infections *cell wall cel membrane, DNA/RNA, protein synthesis, folic acid synthesis |
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Tetracyclines |
Block attachment of tRNA to ribosome Asite |
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Erythromycin |
Blocks translocation or ribosomal movement |
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Aminoglycoside |
Inhibit protein synthesis by blocking initiation of translation causing misreading of mRNA |
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Antiseptic |
Removes/ destroys vegetative pathogens from skin or surgical sites |
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Bactericidal |
kills all living microbes except endospores |
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Linezolid |
blocks initiation of translation and prevents ribosomal assembly |
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Germicide |
Kills pathogenic micro organism s |
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Rifampin |
Blocks RNA polymerase from initiating translation *blocks RNAp from attaching to DNA to produce RNA |
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Dry Heat Oven |
Dehydrates glassware, metals, powders, oils |
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Pressurized Steam |
Autoclave- sterilizes heat resistant materials hospital beakers utensils rubber metal utensils |
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Boiling |
Disinfectant home supplies, toys, clothes kills vegetative pathogens |
