A medication that interferes with an important life process of a bacterial organism, making it weaker or incapable of reproducing, is considered:
1. pathogenic.
2. bacteriostatic.
3. bactericidal.
4. microbial.
2
Agents that limit or slow the growth of the bacteria, weaken the wall, and lead to death are called bacteriostatic.
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The _____________ was issued by the World Medical Assembly in 1964 and revised in 1975 and 2008 to guide clinical research
a. Belmont Report c. Declaration of Helsinki b. ANA Code of Ethics d. Nuremberg Code
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