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               At  aminoglycosides


               Cell  cephalosporins


               Murder  metronidazole


        Bacteriostatic drugs  reversible


        ECSTaTiC


               E  erythromycin


               C  Clindamycin


               S  sulphonamides


               T  tetracycline


               T Trimethoprim


               C  Chloramphenicol


        Criteria for choosing antibiotic



              Pharmacokinetics of drug
              Sensitivity to microorganism

              State of the patient
              Availability of the drug


        MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration)


        Minimum amount of drug needed that can inhibit growth within 15 to 20

        hours

        Concentration dependant killing


              Concentration of drug and killing ability of drug are proportional to
      Contents       each other below MIC





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