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treating disease (either infectuous or not) A term coined by Paul Ehrlich.
The basis of chemotherapy is selevtive toxicity, which means the chemical being used should inhibit or kill the intended pathogen w/o harming the host. |
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| a drug that can hunt down and destroy a pathogen w/o harming the infected host. |
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a range of organisms affected by a drug.
- Broad = affects BOTH gram(+) and gram(-).
- Narrow = drug affects ONE or the other. |
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| Advantage and Disadvantage of Broad Spectrum (pro+con) |
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advantage = more likely to affect an unidentified pathogen
disadvantage = more damage to beneficial, normal flora; greater chance of ' superinfection' (or infection by 2nd pathogen and developmental resistance to drug) |
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