noun, (used with a singular verb) 1. Sometimes, gimbal. a contrivance, consisting of a ring or base on an axis, that permits an object, as a ship's compass, mounted in or on it to tilt freely in any direction, in effect suspending the object so that it will remain horizontal even when its support is tipped.
Bacteriophages or phage are viruses that invade bacterial cells and, in the case of lytic phages, disrupt bacterial metabolism and cause the bacterium to lyse [destruct]. Phage Therapy is the therapeutic use of lytic bacteriophages to treat pathogenic bacterial infections. Bacterial Host Specificity. The bacterial host range of phage is generally narrower than that found in the antibiotics that have been selected for clinical applications.
What is Expedited Partner Therapy? Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) is a program in New York State that allows a health care provider (doctor, nurse practitioner) to prescribe certain antibiotics (medicine) to the sexual partner(s) of a person diagnosed with chlamydia. Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD).