Antimicrobial drugs

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Amphotericin B
An antifungal medication.
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Cephalosporin
A beta-lactam antibiotic; the most common antibiotic.
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Streptomycin
An aminoglycoside antibiotic that is administered via injection.
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Quinolone
An antibiotic that inhibits bacterial DNA gyrase.
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Sulfanilamide
Combines with TMP to inhibit dihydrofolate synthesis.
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Bacitracin
An antibiotic that kills Group A Strep, commonly found in topical ointments.
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Erythromycin
A macrolide antibiotic that binds to the 50S subunit of the ribosome.
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Acyclovir
An antiviral medication used to treat herpes infections.
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Penicillin G
The first antibiotic used in humans.
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AZT
An antiviral medication used to treat HIV.
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Amoxicillin
A semi-synthetic penicillin antibiotic.
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Aminoglycoside
A class of antibiotics that are not administered orally and inhibit protein synthesis.
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Tetracycline
A broad-spectrum antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis.
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Vancomycin
An antibiotic used to treat MRSA that inhibits cell wall synthesis.
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Isoniazid
An anti-tuberculosis medication that inhibits cell wall synthesis.
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Ciprofloxacin
A quinolone antibiotic that inhibits bacterial DNA gyrase.
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Metronidazole
An antibiotic known for causing 'black hairy tongue' as a side effect.
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Rifampin
An antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis and inhibits RNA polymerase.
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Streptomyces
A genus of bacteria that produces most useful antibiotics.
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Cephalosporium
A genus of fungi that contains genes that produce highly useful antibiotics.