Bacteriostatic
antibiotics hamper the growth of
bacteria by interfering with bacterial:
Protein production,
DNA replication,Cellular
metabolism.Bacteriostatic antibiotics inhibit growth and reproduction of bacteria without killing them; killing is done by
bactericidal agents. Bacteriostatic agents must work with the immune system to remove the microorganisms from the body. However, there is not always a precise distinction between them and bactericides; high concentrations of most bacteriostatic agents are also bactericidal, whereas low concentrations of
bacteriocidal agents are only bacteriostatic.
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