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    4 days ago · An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. It is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting bacterial infections, and antibiotic medications are widely used in the treatment and prevention of such infections. They may either kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria.

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  2. May 10, 2024 · Antibiotic, chemical substance produced by a living organism, generally a microorganism, that is detrimental to other microorganisms. Antibiotics came into worldwide prominence with the introduction of penicillin in 1941. Since then they have revolutionized the treatment of bacterial infections.

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  3. Apr 29, 2024 · Antibiotics are transformative medicines having a broad range of specificities against several pathogenic bacteria that efficiently kill (bactericidal) or stop their growth and multiplication (bacteriostatic) regardless of the site of infection without causing any adverse effect to the host [ 1, 2 ].

  4. May 9, 2024 · penicillin, one of the first and still one of the most widely used antibiotic agents, derived from the Penicillium mold.

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  6. 6 days ago · Various antibiotics are used against MRSA; examples include daptomycin, linezolid, sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim (SMZ-TMP), and vancomycin. Kara Rogers.

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