Aside from penicillins and cephalosporins, several other β-lactam and non-β-lactam antibiotics have been developed and […]
Tag: gram-positive bacteria
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a clinically significant bacterial pathogen that has developed resistance to multiple antibiotics, […]
Automated Systems for Bacterial Identification and Antibiogram
The rapid and accurate identification of bacterial pathogens and determination of their antimicrobial susceptibility are […]
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 […]
Erythromycin
Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic that inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by interacting with the 50S […]
Gram Staining Technique
Gram staining is a fundamental microbiological technique employed to differentiate bacteria according to the structural […]
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 […]