BIOM 3090 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Cochlea, Gp41, Plasmid

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Biomedical Sciences
• Course: BIOM 3090
• Professor: Heidi Bailey

Document Summary

This topic of drugs used to treat infections will take four weeks to complete and has been divided into units to help you manage your time. It includes nine sub-topics grouped into four units: Principles of antibacterial drug therapy and beta-lactams (unit 06) The first part of this unit involves an introduction to antibacterial therapy. Before we discuss drugs used to treat bacterial infections we will introduce various principles of bacteria such as the type of bacteria and the ways that they are identified. We will also look at drug susceptibility testing which is very useful in determining appropriate dosage to treat bacterial infections. Antimicrobial drugs will be introduced in this unit and we will specifically focus on penicillins and cephalosporins which are part of the beta- lactams group. Details about the pharmacokinetics, resistance and adverse effects will also be discussed. There are various types of bacteria and the gram stain is the first step in identifying them.