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What is The persistent suppression of bacterial growth that may occur after limited exposure to some antimicrobial drug is called : and explain in detail?
Time dependent killing kinetics is shown by aminoglycosides. Here, the killing activity depends upon the length of time, plasma concentration is above MIC.
Concentration dependent killing is shown by β lactam drugs. Here, killing activity depends upon the ratio of plasma concentration to MIC.
Post-antibiotic effect is the suppression of bacterial growth after limited exposure to the antibiotic.