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Side effects in adults. Common adverse drug reactions (≥ 1% of people) associated with use of the penicillins include diarrhea, hypersensitivity, nausea, rash, neurotoxicity, urticaria (hives), and superinfection (including candidiasis ). Infrequent adverse effects (0.1–1% of people) include fever, vomiting, erythema, dermatitis, angioedema ...
Effective for gram-positive, gram-negative, anaerobic, and against multi-antibiotic resistant bacteria (such as Staphylococcus aureus [MRSA] and Acinetobacter baumannii), but not effective for Pseudomonas spp. and Proteus spp. Teeth discoloration and same side effects as tetracycline. Not to be given for children and pregnant or lactate women.
An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. 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 broad- spectrum antibiotic is an antibiotic that acts on the two major bacterial groups, Gram-positive and Gram-negative, [ 1] or any antibiotic that acts against a wide range of disease-causing bacteria. [ 2] These medications are used when a bacterial infection is suspected but the group of bacteria is unknown (also called empiric therapy ...
Lincomycin. Lincomycin is a lincosamide antibiotic that comes from the actinomycete Streptomyces lincolnensis. [3] A related compound, clindamycin, is derived from lincomycin by using thionyl chloride to replace the 7-hydroxy group with a chlorine atom with inversion of chirality. [4] It was released for medical use in September 1964.
Moxifloxacin is an antibiotic, used to treat bacterial infections, [ 4] including pneumonia, conjunctivitis, endocarditis, tuberculosis, and sinusitis. [ 4][ 5] It can be given by mouth, by injection into a vein, and as an eye drop. [ 5] Common side effects include diarrhea, dizziness, and headache. [ 4]
Antimicrobial spectrum. A simplified diagram showing common disease-causing bacteria and the antibiotics which act against them. The antimicrobial spectrum of an antibiotic means the range of microorganisms it can kill or inhibit. Antibiotics can be divided into broad-spectrum antibiotics, extended-spectrum antibiotics and narrow-spectrum ...
Anthracyclines are a class of drugs used in cancer chemotherapy that are extracted from Streptomyces bacterium. [ 2][ 3] These compounds are used to treat many cancers, including leukemias, lymphomas, breast, stomach, uterine, ovarian, bladder cancer, and lung cancers. The first anthracycline discovered was daunorubicin (trade name Daunomycin ...