BACTERIOSTATIC ANTIBIOTICS

Course overview

THE TERM "BACTERIOSTATIC ANTIBIOTICS" IS USED TO DESCRIBE MEDICATIONS WHOSE MECHANISM OF ACTION STALLS BACTERIAL CELLULAR ACTIVITY WITHOUT DIRECTLY CAUSING BACTERIAL DEATH. THE MECHANISMS OF ACTION OF THESE ANTIMICROBIALS ARE BROAD, AND THEY GENERALLY REQUIRE PATIENTS' TO HAVE FUNCTIONAL IMMUNE SYSTEMS TO FUNCTION OPTIMALLY. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE INDICATIONS, MECHANISMS, AND CONTRAINDICATIONS OF BACTERIOSTATIC ANTIMICROBIALS IN TREATING BACTERIAL INFECTIONS, AS WELL AS OTHER KEY FACTORS PERTINENT TO MEMBERS OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM TREATING PATIENTS WITH BACTERIAL INFECTIONS.