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Usually ROS (reactive oxigen species), such as H2O2, are great antimicrobial agents. Also any radioactive substance. Finally, arsenic (which is anti-every living thing)
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What is an Antimicrobial?
An antimicrobial is an agent which destroys microbes or inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action.
What type of antimicrobial agent is sulfisoxazole?
Sulfonamides
What is a disk diffusion test?
In the disk diffusion test (also called the Kirby Bauer test), disks containing an antimicrobial agent are placed on the surface of an agar plate containing a medium that has been inoculated with the disease agent being tested, which will grow and fill the disk. The antimicrobial agent diffuses into the medium, killing some of the disease agent around where the anitmicrobial agent was innoculated, depending on how susceptible the disease agent is to the antimicrobial agent. The size of the area cleared of the disease agent shows how effective the antimicrobial agent is.
At which concentration nipagin can effective as a antimicrobial agent?
0.2%
What are the characteristics of mouthwashes?
it should be a effective antimicrobial agent and should have a pleasant odor
What is an Antimicrobial?
An antimicrobial is an agent which destroys microbes or inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action.
What type of antimicrobial agent is chloramphenicol?
Chloramphenicol
What type of antimicrobial agent is sulfisoxazole?
Sulfonamides
What is a disk diffusion test?
In the disk diffusion test (also called the Kirby Bauer test), disks containing an antimicrobial agent are placed on the surface of an agar plate containing a medium that has been inoculated with the disease agent being tested, which will grow and fill the disk. The antimicrobial agent diffuses into the medium, killing some of the disease agent around where the anitmicrobial agent was innoculated, depending on how susceptible the disease agent is to the antimicrobial agent. The size of the area cleared of the disease agent shows how effective the antimicrobial agent is.
What type of antimicrobial agent is ampicillin?
Broad spectrum.
At which concentration nipagin can effective as a antimicrobial agent?
0.2%
Is chlorhexidine bactericide or bacteriostatic agent?
Bactericidal antimicrobial agents kill the microbe, whereas bactericidal agents inhibit the growth of the microbe. Chloehexidine is an agent that kills bacteria, thus, it is considered a bactericidal antimicrobial agent.
Desirable characteristic of an ideal antimicrobial agent?
There are 6 factors that influence the efficacy of antimicrobial agents. They are, number and location of microorganisms, innate resistance of microorganisms, the potency of disinfectants, organic and inorganic matter, duration of exposure, and physical and chemical factors.
What does CPT code 87186 stand for?
Susceptibility studies, antimicrobial agent; microdilution or agar dilution, each multi-antimicrobial, per plate
What are the applications for nanoparticles?
nanoprticles is use as antimicrobial agent, drugs, sensors and so on
What are the characteristics of mouthwashes?
it should be a effective antimicrobial agent and should have a pleasant odor
What are the medicinal actions of Grains-of-paradise fruit?
An effective anti-fungal and antimicrobial agent, purgative, galactogogue, anthelmintic, hemostatic agent.
