Aside from penicillins and cephalosporins, several other β-lactam and non-β-lactam antibiotics have been developed and […]
Tag: gram-negative bacteria
Automated Systems for Bacterial Identification and Antibiogram
The rapid and accurate identification of bacterial pathogens and determination of their antimicrobial susceptibility are […]
Metallo Beta Lactamases (MBLs)
Metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs) represent an important class of acquired and clinically relevant resistance determinants that compromise […]
VITEK 2 Automated Compact System for Bacterial Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST)
The accurate identification of bacterial pathogens and the timely determination of their antimicrobial susceptibility are […]
Gram Staining Technique
Gram staining is a fundamental microbiological technique employed to differentiate bacteria according to the structural […]
PYROGEN TEST
A pyrogen is simply defined as a fever-causing (inducing) agent that includes toxins of microorganisms. […]
Cephalosporins
Cephalosporins are a major class of beta-lactam antibiotics widely used in the prevention and treatment […]
Penicillins
Penicillins are a class of β-lactam antibiotics that interfere with bacterial cell wall biosynthesis. They […]
Spectrum of Activity and Therapeutic Index of Antibacterial Agents
The spectrum of activity is a fundamental pharmacological characteristic that describes the range of bacterial […]
