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  2. Timeline of antibiotics - Wikipedia

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    1942 – gramicidin S, the first peptide antibiotic; 1942 – sulfadimidine; 1943 – sulfamerazine; 1944 – streptomycin, the first aminoglycoside [2] 1947 – sulfadiazine; 1948 – chlortetracycline, the first tetracycline; 1949 – chloramphenicol, the first amphenicol [2] 1949 – neomycin; 1950 – oxytetracycline; 1950 – penicillin G ...

  3. History of penicillin - Wikipedia

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    The history of penicillin follows observations and discoveries of evidence of antibiotic activity of the mould Penicillium that led to the development of penicillins that became the first widely used antibiotics. Following the production of a relatively pure compound in 1942, penicillin was the first naturally-derived antibiotic.

  4. Antibiotic - Wikipedia

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    It is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting bacterial infections, and antibiotic medications are widely used in the treatment and prevention of such infections. [1] [2] They may either kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria. A limited number of antibiotics also possess antiprotozoal activity.

  5. Discovery and development of cephalosporins - Wikipedia

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    Cephalosporins are widely used antibiotics because of their clinical efficiency and desirable safety profile. [ 3 ] The cephalosporins are diverse in their antibacterial spectrum , water solubility , acid tolerability, oral bioavailability , biological half-life and other properties.

  6. Discovery of penicillin - Wikipedia

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    Ancient societies used moulds to treat infections and in the following centuries many people observed the inhibition of bacterial growth by moulds. While working at St Mary's Hospital in London in 1928, Scottish physician Alexander Fleming was the first to experimentally demonstrate that a Penicillium mould secretes an antibacterial substance ...

  7. Study warns against overuse of antibiotics in kids under 2 ...

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    Overuse of antibiotics in kids under 2 years old may be linked to health issues later in life, a new study finds. But experts say the drugs are safe when used correctly and have been a "game ...

  8. Alexander Fleming - Wikipedia

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    Antiseptics, which were used at the time to treat infected wounds, he observed, often worsened the injuries. [12] In an article published in the medical journal The Lancet in 1917, he described an ingenious experiment, which he was able to conduct as a result of his own glassblowing skills, in which he explained why antiseptics were killing ...

  9. Federal health officials report shortage of widely used ... - AOL

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    One of the most commonly used antibiotics in the country, amoxicillin, is in short supply, federal health officials say. The notice from the Food and Drug Administration about an oral solution of ...