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Chapter: Clinical Pharmacology: Anti-infective 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.

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).

 

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