Diphtheria : Drugs
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diphtheria antitoxin
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Antibiotics are given to wipe out the bacteria, to prevent the spread of the disease, and to protect people from developing pneumonia. They are not a substitute for treatment with antitoxin. Both adults and children may be given penicillin, ampici...
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Antibiotics are given to wipe out the bacteria, to prevent the spread of the disease, and to protect the patient from developing pneumonia. They are not a substitute for treatment with antitoxin. Both adults and children may be given penicillin, a...
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Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis are serious diseases caused by bacteria.
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Fixed-combination preparations containing formaldehyde-treated tetanus and diphtheria toxins (toxoids) and acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed onto aluminum adjuvants. Used to stimulate active immunity to diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis. Commercially available as diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed (DTaP; Daptacel ® , Infanrix ® , Tripedia ® ) and tetanus toxoid and reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed (Tdap; (Adacel ® , Boostrix ® ). Antigen potency varies depending on the manufacturer. DTaP also commercially available in a fixed-combination vaccine containing diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B virus, and poliovirus antigens (DTaP-HepB-IPV; Pediarix ® ) and in a kit (DTaP/Hib; TriHIBit ® ) containing both DTaP (Tripedia ® ) and Haemophilus b (Hib) conjugate vaccine (ActHIB ® ).
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Penicillin G potassium is an antibiotic that fights bacteria in your body.
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Erythromycin is in a group of drugs called macrolide antibiotics. Erythromycin fights
bacteria in the body.
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Erythromycins, also called macrolides, are a group of antibiotics , medicines that kill bacteria or prevent their growth. The antibiotics in this group are: azithromycin (Zithromax) clarithromycin (Biaxin) clindamycin (Cleocin) erythromycin (EES, Pediazole) lincomycin (Lincocin) These drugs are chemically related and have similar uses, but because they are distributed differently in the body, they may be used for different purposes.
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Erythromycins are medicines that kill bacteria or prevent their growth. Purpose Erythromycins are antibiotics , medicines used to treat infections caused by microorganisms.
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Erythromycins are medicines that kill bacteria or prevent their growth. Purpose Erythromycins are antibiotics , medicines used to treat infections caused by microorganisms.
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Antibacterial; macrolide antibiotic produced by Saccharopolyspora erythraeus .
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Penicillin V is an antibiotic in the penicillin group of drugs. It fights bacteria in your
body.
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Penicillins are a group of closely related antibiotics that kill bacteria. There are several types of penicillins, each used to treat different kinds of infections, such as skin infections, dental infections, ear infections, respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, gonorrhea, and other infections caused by bacteria.
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The first of the first-generation antibiotics, Penicillium notatum is naturally produced by a mold. It was discovered serendipitously by British bacteriologist Alexander Fleming in 1928, and later developed successfully as a powerful therapeutic weapon by Howard Florey and Ernst Chain.
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Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; natural penicillin. Available as penicillin G benzathine, penicillin G potassium, penicillin G procaine, and penicillin G sodium.
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Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; natural penicillin.
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