Kirby-Bauer Testing

Question 1

synergism

Answer 1

interaction between drugs in which they become more effective than when used alone

Question 2

Antagonism

Answer 2

drugs interfere with one another and become less effective than when used alone

Question 3

What is the shape of the zone of inhibition for synergism

Answer 3

bowing outward towards each other

Question 4

What is the shape of the zone of inhibition for antagonism?

Answer 4

flatting inward, away from each other

Question 5

Where to measure zone of inhibition

Answer 5

across a non-distorted diameter, if none: non-distorted radius x 2