Syphilis: Benzylpenicillin sodium is one of the preferred treatments for syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. It is administered intravenously or intramuscularly, depending on the stage and severity of the infection. ...
Group B Streptococcus(GBS) is the causative agent in 2–7% of all urinary tract infections (UTI), including asymptomatic bacteriuria (AB), cystitis, and pyelonephritis. We used the bacteriological quantitative method of sowing urine samples of pregnant women on Columbia agar with 5% lamb blood),...
1.any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin and streptomycin, that are produced by various microorganisms and fungi, have the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, and are used in the treatment of infectious disease...
For instance, the nitro group in chloramphenicol was substituted with a methanesulfonyl group to make thiamphenicol, which enhanced its effectiveness and prevented deadly aplastic anaemia, making it safer for human usage (Wright et al., 2014). Isolation and purification are the subsequent steps in ...
What is piperacillin, and what is it used for? Piperacillin is a semisynthetic extended-spectrum antibiotic of thepenicillingroup of antibiotics. Extended spectrum penicillins are penicillin antibiotics chemically altered to make them effective against a wider spectrum of bacteria. Piperacillin is administe...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention FDA: Food and Drug Administration ATCC: American Type Culture Collection NCTC: National Collection of Type Cultures SPI: Salmonella pathogenicity island MDR: Multidrug-resistant XDR: Extensively drug-resistant PDR: Pandrug-resistant QS: Quorum sensin...
streptogramins and macrolide. A mutation associated with Cys721Ser PBP inC. difficilehas been speculated to contribute resistance towards imipenem [107]. The bacterial exotoxins TcdA, TcdB and binary toxin are the common virulence factors associated withC. difficilefor host invasion and promoting ...
(ATC) classification system: J01–Antibacterials for systemic use and its subgroups, such as J01A–Tetracyclines; J01B–Amphenicols; J01C–β-Lactam antibacterials, penicillins; J01D–Other β-lactam antibacterials; J01E–Sulfonamides and trimethoprim; J01F–Macrolides; lincosamides and streptogramin...
threatening infections suspected to be from gram-negative bacteria, tobramycin may be initiated before obtaining test results, however, the decision to continue is made depending on the test results.Tobramycin is approved by the FDA for the treatment of the following infections from susceptible ...
Group B streptococcus accounted for 5.3% of uro-pathogens. Rates of antibiotic resistance were high, with only two-thirds of E. coli susceptible to 3rd generation cephalosporins. Conclusions In Sylhet, Bangladesh, one in 11 women had a UTI in pregnancy, and approximately half of cases were ...