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  2. Antibiotic synergy - Wikipedia

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    Antibiotic synergy is desirable in a clinic sense for several reasons. At the patient level, the boosted antimicrobial potency provided by synergy allows the body to more rapidly clear infections, resulting in shorter courses of antibiotic therapy. [3] Shorter courses of therapy in turn reduce the effects of dose-related toxicity, if applicable ...

  3. List of medical abbreviations: A - Wikipedia

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    AP: action potential alkaline phosphatase angina pectoris anteroposterior apical area postrema: A&P: auscultation and percussion anatomy and physiology: A/P: anatomy and physiology assessment and plan: APACHE II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II: APAP: paracetamol (aka acetaminophen) (from its chemical name, N-acetyl-para ...

  4. AP English Language and Composition - Wikipedia

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    The College Board advises that students choosing AP English Language and Composition be interested in studying and writing various kinds of analytic or persuasive essays on non-fiction topics, while students choosing AP English Literature and Composition be interested in studying literature of various periods and mediums (fiction, poetry, drama ...

  5. Antimicrobial stewardship - Wikipedia

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    Survey prescriber knowledge about antibiotics, antifungal or antiviral drugs. Provide targeted education about particular antibiotics, or one specific antimicrobial at a time, as well as empiric treatment for syndromes versus culture directed treatment. Assist in making duration more visible to prescribers. Some institutions use automatic stop ...

  6. Antimicrobial pharmacodynamics - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, an antibiotic with PAE would require less frequent administration and it could improve patient adherence with regard to pharmacotherapy. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] Proposed mechanisms include (1) slow recovery after reversible nonlethal damage to cell structures; (2) persistence of the drug at a binding site or within the periplasmic space ; and (3 ...

  7. Antibiotic - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes, the term antibiotic—literally "opposing life", from the Greek roots ἀντι anti, "against" and βίος bios, "life"—is broadly used to refer to any substance used against microbes, but in the usual medical usage, antibiotics (such as penicillin) are those produced naturally (by one microorganism fighting another), whereas non ...

  8. Inducement - Wikipedia

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    Inducement may refer to: Incentive, persuading a person to alter their behaviour; Bribery, a gift to influence an official; See also. Inducement prize contest, a ...

  9. Mechanism of action - Wikipedia

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    This differs from a mechanism of action since it is a more specific term that focuses on the interaction between the drug itself and an enzyme or receptor and its particular form of interaction, whether through inhibition, activation, agonism, or antagonism. Furthermore, the term "mechanism of action" is the main term that is primarily used in ...