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**2nd - cefaclor, cefuroxime
**2nd - cefaclor, cefuroxime
**3rd - cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, ceftazidime
**3rd - cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, ceftazidime
*Glycopeptides
**Teicoplainin
**Vancomycin
*Macrolides
**Azithromycin
**Clarithromycin
**Erythromycin
*Penicillins
**Amoxicillin
**Ampicillin
**Flucloxacillin
*Quinolones
**Ciprofloxacin
*Sulfonamides
**Sulfasalazine
**Trimethoprim
*Tetracyclines
**Doxycycline
*Tuberculosis
**'''R'''imfampicin, '''I'''soniazid, '''P'''yrazinamide, '''E'''thambutol
*Others
**Chloramphenicol
**Clindamycin
**Fusidic acid
**Nitrofurantoin
**Metronidazole

Revision as of 12:42, 15 October 2009

There is a lot more information to end up here. However, at the moment, it's the home of our microbiology section:

Microbiology

This can be separated into a few key subjects:

There is quite a lot of learning to be done in those... Common infections by system

Antibiotics

Abbreviations are common in antibiotic treatment so learn them. At the moment, this is just a crude list of antibiotics. More details soon...

  • Aminoglycosides
    • Gentamicin
    • Streptomycin
  • Carbapenems
    • Merepenem
    • Imipenem
  • Cephalosporin
    • 1st generation - Cefalexin
    • 2nd - cefaclor, cefuroxime
    • 3rd - cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, ceftazidime
  • Glycopeptides
    • Teicoplainin
    • Vancomycin
  • Macrolides
    • Azithromycin
    • Clarithromycin
    • Erythromycin
  • Penicillins
    • Amoxicillin
    • Ampicillin
    • Flucloxacillin
  • Quinolones
    • Ciprofloxacin
  • Sulfonamides
    • Sulfasalazine
    • Trimethoprim
  • Tetracyclines
    • Doxycycline
  • Tuberculosis
    • Rimfampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol
  • Others
    • Chloramphenicol
    • Clindamycin
    • Fusidic acid
    • Nitrofurantoin
    • Metronidazole