Antibacterial drugs

Antibacterial drugs

Antibacterial drugs, also known as antibiotics (drugs that inhibitthe growth of bacteria), are used mainly to treat systemic (involv-ing the whole body rather than a localized area) bacterial infec-tions. The antibacterials include:

·                 aminoglycosides

·                 penicillins

·                 cephalosporins

·                 tetracyclines

·                 lincomycin derivatives

·                 macrolides

·                 vancomycin

·                 carbapenems

·                 monobactams

·                 fluoroquinolones

·                 sulfonamides

·                 nitrofurantoin (nitrofuran).