The importance of antibiotics
The most important event in the discovery of antibiotics occurred around 1940 and began the era of antibiotics. This method of classification involves in two classes: Broad spectrum antibiotics: Tetracycline, Chloramphenicol Narrow spectrum antibiotics: Pencilline G, streptomycin, Erythromycin Bacteriostatic: Sulfonamides, Erythromycin, Tetracyclines, Ethambutol Bacteriocidal: Pencillins, Cephalosporins, Aminoglycosides, Vancomycin, Polypeptides, Nalidixic acid, Rifampin, Ciprofloxacin, Cotrimoxazole Some →