Antimicrobial Terminology

Pregunta	Respuesta
Antimicrobial drug	organic drug or a synthetic compound active against a microorganism
Antibiotic	substance produced by a microorganism that suppresses the activity of another organism
Bactericidal	drugs that kill organisms
Bacteriostatic	drugs that prevent an organism from replicating and/or growing
MIC	minimum inhibitory concentration -the lowest concentration of antibiotic that completely inhibits growth of the specific organism being tested
MBC	minimum bactericidal concentration -the lowest concentration of a n antibiotic where the bacteria are killed
Time-dependent drugs	drugs that are effective for the length of time the concentration is above the MIC
Concentration-dependent drugs	drugs that are effective if they reach a concentration required for killing the bacteria (~8-10x the MIC)
Breakpoint	the MIC value that an organism should not exceed in order to assure clinical success at the recommended dosage
Antibiogram	cumulative antimicrobial susceptibility testing data from a single institution on an annual basis
MIC90 Table	Concentration at which >90% of the isolates are susceptible

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