For the treatment of most infections caused by pathogenic bacteria, special medications are prescribed – antibiotics. Some of them have a wide range of actions: they destroy a large number of microorganisms. Others-affect only certain species. It is known that the use of antibiotics can lead to unpleasant side effects. “In particular, these drugs affect […]
Antimicrobial drugs
According to the spectrum of activity, antimicrobial drugs are divided into: antibacterial, antifungal and antiprotozoal. In addition, all antimicrobial agents are divided into drugs of a narrow and wide spectrum of action. Drugs with a narrow spectrum of action mainly on gram-positive microorganisms include, for example, natural penicillins, macrolides, lincomycin, fusidin, oxacillin, vancomycin, cephalosporins of […]
Antibiotics in the age of Covid
Antibiotics in the age of Covid: Which have already lost their effectiveness due to their irrational use? What are “reserve antibiotics” and why are many antibiotics sold without a prescription? Treatment of coronavirus infection has once again stirred up the problem of rational antibiotic therapy. Despite the fact that now they are already talking about […]
Natural antimicrobial system
The discovery and mass use of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture in the second half of the XX century caused one of the main problems facing modern medicine – the emergence of resistant forms of pathogenic microorganisms. The therapeutic effectiveness and commercial success of the use of antibiotics have made our dependence on them absolute. […]