Here is a list of fifteen main chemical agents that can kill infection causing organisms:- 1. Preservatives 2. Acids 3. Nitrates and Nitrites 4. Alkalies 5. Salts 6. Reducing Agents 7. Oxidizing Agents 8. Phenols and Cresols 9. Alcohols 10. Glycols 11. Dyes 12. Mercury Compounds 13. Soaps 14. Surface-active Agents and Synthetic Detergents 15. Sulfonamides. Chemical Agent # 1. [...]
A typical growth curve for a population of bacterial cells, illustrates some of the dynamics that affect the population over the course of time. The population's history may begin when several bacteria enter the human respiratory tract or are transferred to a tube of growth medium in the laboratory phases of the curve are recognized as follows: The lag phase [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Introduction to Chemotherapeutic Agents 2. Definition of Chemotherapeutic Agents 3. Short History 4. Groups. Introduction to Chemotherapeutic Agents: For centuries, physicians believed that heroic measures were necessary to save patients from the ravages of infectious diseases. They prescribed frightening courses of purges and bloodlettings, enormous doses of strange chemical concoctions, ice water [...]