what is antibiotics? what are there type?
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Antibiotics are medicines that fight bacterial infections in people and animals. They work by killing the bacteria or by making it hard for the bacteria to grow and multiply. Antibiotics can be taken in different ways: Orally (by mouth). This could be pills, capsules, or liquids.
The main types of antibiotics include: Penicillins - for example, phenoxymethylpenicillin, flucloxacillin and amoxicillin. Cephalosporins - for example, cefaclor, cefadroxil and cefalexin. Tetracyclines - for example, tetracycline, doxycycline and lymecycline. Aminoglycosides - for example, gentamicin and tobramycin
Antibiotics are types of antimicrobial substances/medicines that fight bacterial infections in living organisms (humans/animals)
There are 7 types of antibiotics:-
There are 7 types of antibiotics:-1) Penicillins:-
:- • the First antibiotic to be known that gave rise to a whole class of antibiotics.
•Always on doctor's topmost priority
•Always on doctor's topmost priority 2) Cephalosporins
•Treat infections ns like sore throat, skin problems
•Treat infections ns like sore throat, skin problems•Related to penicillin class
•Treat infections ns like sore throat, skin problems•Related to penicillin class
•Treat infections ns like sore throat, skin problems•Related to penicillin class 3) Macrolides
•Treat infections like STDs, respiratory, ear, nose problems
infections like STDs, respiratory, ear, nose problems • Have lot of drug interactions
infections like STDs, respiratory, ear, nose problems • Have lot of drug interactions4) Fluoroquinolones
•Broad-spectrum antibiotic
•Broad-spectrum antibiotic• Treat infection like joint, gynecologic, eyes, sinus and many more .
•Broad-spectrum antibiotic• Treat infection like joint, gynecologic, eyes, sinus and many more .5) Sulfonamides
• Bacteriostatic in nature (it Stops growth of bacteria instead of killing it )
• Bacteriostatic in nature (it Stops growth of bacteria instead of killing it ) •Treat UTI ( urinary tract infection )
6) Tetracycline
• Bacteriostatic
• Bacteriostatic • Treat malaria, cholera and Plague
• Bacteriostatic • Treat malaria, cholera and Plague 7) Aminoglycosides
• Potent bactericidal antibiotics
• Potent bactericidal antibiotics•Treat bacilli infection .