Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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To devise an effective treatment for the infectious disease, the determination of antimicrobial agent which is most effective against a specific pathogen is necessary. Various tests are there to test the effectiveness of antimicrobials like minimum inhibitory concentration test, diffusion susceptibility tests, and minimum bactericidal test.
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Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
Ch. 10 - Prob. 1TMWCh. 10 - Some antimicrobial drugs are harmful to humans....Ch. 10 - Prob. 3TMWCh. 10 - Why is it incorrect to say that an individual...Ch. 10 - Prob. 1CCSCh. 10 - Prob. 1EDCSCh. 10 - Prob. 1MCCh. 10 - Prob. 2MCCh. 10 - Prob. 3MCCh. 10 - Which of the following statements is relevant in...
Ch. 10 - Prob. 5MCCh. 10 - Multiple-drug-resistant microbes _____. a. are...Ch. 10 - Prob. 7MCCh. 10 - Prob. 8MCCh. 10 - Prob. 9MCCh. 10 - What specific test for antimicrobial efficacy is...Ch. 10 - What characteristics would an ideal...Ch. 10 - Contrast narrow-spectrum and broad-spectrum drugs....Ch. 10 - Why is the fact that drug Z destroys the NAM...Ch. 10 - Prob. 4SACh. 10 - Prob. 6SACh. 10 - Prob. 7SACh. 10 - Prob. 8SACh. 10 - Compare and contrast the actions of polyenes,...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10SACh. 10 - Prob. 1CTCh. 10 - Prob. 2CTCh. 10 - Prob. 3CTCh. 10 - Prob. 4CTCh. 10 - Prob. 5CTCh. 10 - Even though aminoglycosides such as gentamicin can...Ch. 10 - Prob. 7CTCh. 10 - Prob. 8CTCh. 10 - Prob. 9CTCh. 10 - Antiparasitic drugs in the benzimidazole family...Ch. 10 - Prob. 11CTCh. 10 - Scientists have cultured bacteria isolated from...Ch. 10 - Prob. 14CTCh. 10 - Enterococcus faecium is frequently resistant to...
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