Question

what happen when we take antibiotics? types of antibiotics.

Answer 1

Heya,

-» Only bacterial infections can be killed with antibiotics.

-» Some antibiotics are :- penicillin, vancomycin, etc.

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Answer 2

Antibiotics are medicines that help stop infections caused by bacteria. They do this by killing the bacteria or by keeping them from copying themselves or reproducing.
Most bacteria that live in your body are harmless. Some are even helpful. Still, bacteria can infect almost any organ. Fortunately, antibiotics can usually help.



Types of Antibiotics



Although there are well over 100 antibiotics, the majority come from only a few types of drugs. These are the main classes of antibiotics.

Penicillins such as penicillin and amoxicillin

Cephalosporins such as cephalexin (Keflex)

Macrolides such as erythromycin (E-Mycin), clarithromycin (Biaxin), and azithromycin (Zithromax)

Fluoroquinolones such as ciprofolxacin (Cipro), levofloxacin (Levaquin), and ofloxacin (Floxin)

Sulfonamides such as co-trimoxazole (Bactrim) and trimethoprim (Proloprim)

Tetracyclines such as tetracycline (Sumycin, Panmycin) and doxycycline(Vibramycin)

Aminoglycosides such as gentamicin (Garamycin) and tobramycin (Tobrex)