Microbiology

Control of Growth (8)

Microbiology, part 57: Control of Growth - Antimicrobials - Nucleic Acid Inhibitors

Microbiology, part 57: Control of Growth - Antimicrobials - Nucleic Acid Inhibitors

Cathy Parkes RN, BSN, PHN, CWCN

Antimicrobial drugs that inhibit nucleic acid synthesis: nitroimidazoles (metronidazole), rifamycins (rifampin), and fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin).

Microbiology, part 57: Control of Growth - Antimicrobials - Nucleic Acid Inhibitors

Cathy Parkes RN, BSN, PHN, CWCN

Antimicrobial drugs that inhibit nucleic acid synthesis: nitroimidazoles (metronidazole), rifamycins (rifampin), and fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin).

Microbiology, part 56: Control of Growth - Antibiotics - Protein Synthesis Inhibitors

Microbiology, part 56: Control of Growth - Antibiotics - Protein Synthesis Inhibitors

Cathy Parkes RN, BSN, PHN, CWCN

Antibiotics that inhibit protein synthesis. This includes aminoglycosides (e.g., gentamicin, neomycin, streptomycin), tetracyclines (e.g., doxycycline), macrolides (e.g., erythromycin, azithromycin), and lincosamides (e.g., clindamycin).

Microbiology, part 56: Control of Growth - Antibiotics - Protein Synthesis Inhibitors

Cathy Parkes RN, BSN, PHN, CWCN

Antibiotics that inhibit protein synthesis. This includes aminoglycosides (e.g., gentamicin, neomycin, streptomycin), tetracyclines (e.g., doxycycline), macrolides (e.g., erythromycin, azithromycin), and lincosamides (e.g., clindamycin).

Microbiology, part 55: Control of Growth - Antibiotics - Cell Wall Inhibitors

Microbiology, part 55: Control of Growth - Antibiotics - Cell Wall Inhibitors

Cathy Parkes RN, BSN, PHN, CWCN

Antimicrobial drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis. How cell wall inhibitors prevent the synthesis of peptidoglycan in the bacterial cell wall, and why cell wall inhibitors exhibit cell wall toxicity....

Microbiology, part 55: Control of Growth - Antibiotics - Cell Wall Inhibitors

Cathy Parkes RN, BSN, PHN, CWCN

Antimicrobial drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis. How cell wall inhibitors prevent the synthesis of peptidoglycan in the bacterial cell wall, and why cell wall inhibitors exhibit cell wall toxicity....

Microbiology, part 54: Control of Growth - Antimicrobial Drug Terminology

Microbiology, part 54: Control of Growth - Antimicrobial Drug Terminology

Cathy Parkes RN, BSN, PHN, CWCN

Key terms related to antimicrobial drugs, including: selective toxicity, bactericidal, bacteriostatic, mode of action (or mechanism of action), narrow-spectrum antibiotics, broad-spectrum antibiotics, dose and dosage, route of administration, synergism, and...

Microbiology, part 54: Control of Growth - Antimicrobial Drug Terminology

Cathy Parkes RN, BSN, PHN, CWCN

Key terms related to antimicrobial drugs, including: selective toxicity, bactericidal, bacteriostatic, mode of action (or mechanism of action), narrow-spectrum antibiotics, broad-spectrum antibiotics, dose and dosage, route of administration, synergism, and...

Microbiology, part 53: Control of Growth - Use-Dilution Test & Disk Diffusion Method

Microbiology, part 53: Control of Growth - Use-Dilution Test & Disk Diffusion Method

Cathy Parkes RN, BSN, PHN, CWCN

Two key tests for evaluating the effectiveness of an antimicrobial agent - the Use-Dilution Test and the Disk Diffusion Method (also known as the Kirby Bauer test).

Microbiology, part 53: Control of Growth - Use-Dilution Test & Disk Diffusion Method

Cathy Parkes RN, BSN, PHN, CWCN

Two key tests for evaluating the effectiveness of an antimicrobial agent - the Use-Dilution Test and the Disk Diffusion Method (also known as the Kirby Bauer test).

Microbiology, part 52: Control of Growth - Microbial Control - Chemical Methods

Microbiology, part 52: Control of Growth - Microbial Control - Chemical Methods

Cathy Parkes RN, BSN, PHN, CWCN

Chemical methods of controlling microbial growth. Includes: phenolics, heavy metals, halogens, alcohols, surfactants, bisbiguanides, alkylating agents, peroxygens, supercritical fluids, and chemical food preservatives.

Microbiology, part 52: Control of Growth - Microbial Control - Chemical Methods

Cathy Parkes RN, BSN, PHN, CWCN

Chemical methods of controlling microbial growth. Includes: phenolics, heavy metals, halogens, alcohols, surfactants, bisbiguanides, alkylating agents, peroxygens, supercritical fluids, and chemical food preservatives.

Microbiology, part 51: Control of Growth - Microbial Control - Physical Methods

Microbiology, part 51: Control of Growth - Microbial Control - Physical Methods

Cathy Parkes RN, BSN, PHN, CWCN

Physical methods of controlling microbial growth. This includes dry heat sterilization, moist heat sterilization (boiling, autoclave), pasteurization, refrigeration and freezing, high pressure, dessication (including lyophilization), osmotic pressure, and filtration. The...

Microbiology, part 51: Control of Growth - Microbial Control - Physical Methods

Cathy Parkes RN, BSN, PHN, CWCN

Physical methods of controlling microbial growth. This includes dry heat sterilization, moist heat sterilization (boiling, autoclave), pasteurization, refrigeration and freezing, high pressure, dessication (including lyophilization), osmotic pressure, and filtration. The...

Microbiology, part 50: Control of Growth - Microbial Control Terminology & Considerations

Microbiology, part 50: Control of Growth - Microbial Control Terminology & Considerations

Cathy Parkes RN, BSN, PHN, CWCN

Important microbial control terminology: sterilization, disinfection, antisepsis, sanitization, & degerming. Key factors that impact treatment effectiveness with an antimicrobial agent: number of microbes, environmental factors, time of exposure, & microbial...

Microbiology, part 50: Control of Growth - Microbial Control Terminology & Considerations

Cathy Parkes RN, BSN, PHN, CWCN

Important microbial control terminology: sterilization, disinfection, antisepsis, sanitization, & degerming. Key factors that impact treatment effectiveness with an antimicrobial agent: number of microbes, environmental factors, time of exposure, & microbial...