What is the difference betwee bacteriostatic and
bacteriocidal?
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Answer / darshana
bacteriostatic means slows down the growth of bacteria?drug
removed, bug grows.
examples: chlroamphenicol, clindamycin, macrolides,
spectinomycin, sulfonamides, tetracyclines, trimethoprim .
bactericidal means kills the microbe .
examples: aminoglycosides, bacitracin, cephalosporins,
penicillins, high dose macrolides, quinolones, vancomycin,
rifampin.
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Answer / kk pandey
When a drug/chemical just Inhibit (stops) the growth of
bacteria but doesn't kill them,the drug is called
Bacteriostatic. (static = stop).
whereas...
When a drug/chemical totally 'Kills' the bacteria,the drug is
called Bacteriocidal.(Cidal = Kill).
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