Bacterial infections drugs

Untreated bacterial infections tend to get worse. Some bacterial infections that are left untreated can cause serious illness and even death, even those that are not usually considered serious. It is important for patients who may have a bacterial infection to see a physician right away.

Antibiotics are the most common form of treating bacterial infections, although there has been an over use of antibiotics and some bacterium no longer respond to antibiotics. Antibiotic resistant bacteria infections often lead to hospitalization for intravenous antibiotic administration. Death can occur with antibiotic resistant bacterial infections.

Levofloxacin Levofloxacin is a third generation fluoroquinoline antibiotic. It is used to treat different gram-negative bacteria as well as gram-positive bacteria. Since Levofloxacin has a broad spectrum of action, it is mostly used as treatment even before the specif more... Brand name(s): Levaquin,

Lincomycin Lincomycin is an antibacterial medication that is available under the brand name Lincocin. It is a strong antibiotic used mostly in serious infections. The strength of Lincomycin can also make very severe side effects. That is why patients who are under th more... Brand name(s): Lincocin,

Linezolid Linezolid is an antibacterial medication that is used against Gram-positive bacteria, which have become resistant to other antibiotics. It is distributed by Pfizer under different brand names Zyvox, Zyvoxid, and Zyvoxam in different parts of the world. more... Brand name(s): Zyvox,

Lomefloxacin Lomefloxacin is an antibiotic from the fluoroquinolone class. It is sold under different brand names including Maxaquin, Uniquin, and Okacyn. It has a very unique course of action in a sense that it forms magnesium chelate from two separate Lomefloxacin m more... Brand name(s): Maxaquin,

Minocycline Minocycline hydrochloride, or Minocycline, is a bacteriostatic antibiotic that belongs to a class of broad spectrum medications known as tetracycline antibiotics. It is commonly prescribed for the treatment of pneumonia and other infections affecting the more... Brand name(s): Minocin,

Moxifloxacin Moxifloxacin belongs to a family of third generation flouoroquinolone chemotherapeutic drugs. The use of moxifloxacin has been limited as it is considered as a last resort when all other options for bacterial infection treatment fail. more... Brand name(s): Avelox,

Mupirocin Mupirocin is an antibiotic that is mainly used topically—that is, on the skin—for the treatment of dermatological conditions like impetigo, a disease of the skin caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, Sterptococcus pyogenes, and beta-hemolytic stre more... Brand name(s): Bactroban, Bactoderm,

Norfloxacin Norfloxacin is an oral antibacterial medicine. It is under the fluoroquinolone class, which is mainly used against urinary tract infections and some sexually transmitted diseases like gonorrhea. Norfloxacin is sometimes prescribed to treat certain stomach more... Brand name(s): Noroxin,

Ofloxacin Ofloxacin is an antibiotic from the fluoroquinolone class. It is widely used to treat several bacterial infections including those of the urinary tract, skin, and prostate. It is also used to treat Venereal Disease, bronchitis, and pneumonia. Ofloxacin ca more... Brand name(s): Floxin,

Tetracycline Tetracycline is also prescribed as Brodspec, Emtet-500, Panmycin, Sumycin, and Tetracap. Tetracycline is an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections such as skin infections, urinary tract infections, tooth infections, gonorrhea, ear infections, and o more... Brand name(s): Sumycin, Achromycin,