Antimicrobial Agents

2. The rate at which 50% of a drug is eliminated from the bloodstream.
4. Medications used to treat viral infections.
6. A characteristic of bacteria when sensitivity analysis is performed demonstrating lack of effective treatment by a particular antibiotic.
7. An organism causing disease to its host.
8. An infection caused by Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that is difficult to treat because it exhibits resistance to nearly all available antibiotics.
11. The use of a drug for treating a particular condition or disease.
12. An infection caused by Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that is difficult to treat because it exhibits resistance to nearly all available antibiotics.
13. A test performed on various body substances for the presence of bacteria or fungus.
14. An antibiotic that targets a wide variety of bacterial pathogens, including both gram-positive and gram-negative species.

1. A secondary infection in a client having a preexisting infection.
3. Antimicrobial drugs that kill their target bacteria.
5. Antimicrobial drugs that cause bacteria to stop reproducing but may not ultimately kill the bacteria.
9. Causes pseudomembranous colitis, a superinfection that can be caused by broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy.
10. An antibiotic that targets only specific subsets of bacterial pathogens.