Antibacterial Agent

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

More Specific Terms

• aminoglycoside antibiotic
• anti-tuberculous agent
• antibacterial glycopeptide
• beta-lactam antibiotic
• carbapenem (thienamycin)
• chloramphenicol; levomycetin; chloranfenicol; kloramfenikol (Chloromycetin, Chloroptic)
• iodophor
• lactic acid (Lac-Hydrin)
• macrolide (macrolide antibiotic)
• nitrofurazone (Furacin)
• pleuromutilin; drosopholin B; pleuromulinum; pleuromulina; pleuromuline
• quinolone antibiotic
• sulfonamide
• tetracycline (Achromycin, Sumycin, Bristacycline)
• triclocarban
• tyloxapol (Enuclene)

Introduction

• Often the default use of more general term antibiotic.
  

• Antibiotic or antibacterial agent groups include:

• aminoglycosides
• antibacterial glycopeptides
• beta-lactam antibiotics

• cephalosporins
• monobactams
• penicillins

• carbepenam
• chloramphenicol group
• lincosamides
• macrolides
• pleuromutilins
• quinolones
• rifamycins
• sulfonamide
• tetracyclines

• other antibiotics

More General Terms

• antibiotic (antimicrobial agent)

Additional Terms

• antibiotic prescribing practices (antibiotic overuse)
• antibiotic resistance
• antibiotics & risk of breast cancer
• empiric antibiotic therapy

References

1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
2. Prescriber's Letter 14(11): 2007 Pediatiric Oral Antibiotic and Antifungal Suspensions and Liquids Detail-Document#: [1] (subscription needed) [2]
3. Antibiotics: NIH Institute and Center Resources [3]

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