• The extended-spectrum penicillins are a group of antibiotics that have the widest antibacterial spectrum of all penicillins. Some sources identify them...
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    bacteria that provide multi-resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics such as penicillins, cephalosporins, cephamycins, monobactams and carbapenems (ertapenem)...
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    Natural penicillin (PenG), penicillinase-resistant penicillin (methicillin), extended-spectrum penicillin (amoxicillin), and broad-spectrum penicillin (carbenicillin)...
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    Mecillinam (category Penicillins)
    amdinocillin (USAN) is an extended-spectrum penicillin antibiotic of the amidinopenicillin class that binds specifically to penicillin binding protein 2 (PBP2)...
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    Pivmecillinam (category Penicillins)
    among others, is an orally active prodrug of mecillinam, an extended-spectrum penicillin antibiotic. Pivmecillinam is the pivaloyloxymethyl ester of mecillinam...
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    Mezlocillin (category Penicillins)
    broad-spectrum penicillin antibiotic. It is active against both Gram-negative and some Gram-positive bacteria. Unlike most other extended spectrum penicillins...
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    Aminopenicillin (category Penicillins)
    family include ampicillin, amoxicillin and bacampicillin. Penicillin Extended-spectrum penicillin Carboxypenicillin β-Lactamase inhibitor Cunha BA (August...
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    cephalexin at a dose of 0.5 mg for between 7 and 10 days – or extended-spectrum penicillin. Methiciline-resistant staphylococcus aureus is common in communities...
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    initiated with an intravenous fluoroquinolone, an aminoglycoside, an extended-spectrum penicillin or cephalosporin, or a carbapenem. Combination antibiotic therapy...
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    Amoxicillin (category Penicillins)
    an antibiotic medication belonging to the aminopenicillin class of the penicillin family. The drug is used to treat bacterial infections such as middle...
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    "Cephalosporin spectrum of resistance". Retrieved 1 July 2012. Sutaria DS, Moya B, Green KB, Kim TH, Tao X, Jiao Y, et al. (June 2018). "First Penicillin-Binding...
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    that contain a β-lactam ring in their chemical structure. This includes penicillin derivatives (penams), cephalosporins and cephamycins (cephems), monobactams...
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    Piperacillin (category Penicillins)
    active site of penicillin-binding proteins, changes in membrane efflux, or bacteria permeability. Some enzymes, such as extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)...
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    Azlocillin (category Penicillins)
    ampicillin antibiotic with an extended spectrum of activity and greater in vitro potency than the carboxy penicillins. Azlocillin is similar to mezlocillin...
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    structure, or spectrum of activity. Most target bacterial functions or growth processes. Those that target the bacterial cell wall (penicillins and cephalosporins)...
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    Beta-lactam (β-lactam) antibiotics are a broad-spectrum group that include some penams (penicillin derivatives such as methicillin and oxacillin) and...
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    benzylpenicillin (Penicillin G) Benzathine penicillin G Benzathine penicillin V Phenoxymethylpenicillin (penicillin V) Procaine penicillin Pheneticillin Cloxacillin...
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    these agents individually exhibit a broader spectrum of activity compared to most cephalosporins and penicillins. Furthermore, carbapenems are typically unaffected...
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    Benzathine benzylpenicillin, also known as benzathine penicillin G (BPG), is an antibiotic medication useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial...
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  • The side effects of penicillin are bodily responses to penicillin and closely related antibiotics that do not relate directly to its effect on bacteria...
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    multidrug resistant Haemophilus influenzae with penicillin-binding protein 3-mediated resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins, Norway, 2006 to 2013". Euro...
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    Sultamicillin (category Penicillins)
    sold under the brand name Unasyn among others, is an oral form of the penicillin antibiotic combination ampicillin/sulbactam. It is used for the treatment...
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    researchers at Merck and Lilly discovered Cephamycin C while looking at penicillin-producing bacteria. This followed their discovery of erythromycin, another...
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    hydrolyze primary and extended-spectrum penicillins and cephalosporins, thus making P. penneri strains naturally resistant to penicillin G, amoxicillin, cephalosporins...
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    Temocillin (category Penicillins)
    Temocillin is a β-lactamase-resistant penicillin introduced by Beecham, marketed by Eumedica Pharmaceuticals as Negaban. It is used primarily for the treatment...
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    aeruginosa. It is resistant to some beta-lactamases, but is inactivated by extended-spectrum beta-lactamases.[citation needed] It has no useful activity against...
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    discovered that the use of penicillin could cure S. aureus infections. Unfortunately, by the end of the 1940s, penicillin resistance became widespread...
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    against MRSA. It is stable against beta-lactamases including those with extended spectrum, but it is susceptible to the action of carbapenemases. Doripenem...
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    Ceftobiprole also binds to penicillin-binding protein 2b in Streptococcus pneumoniae (penicillin-intermediate), to penicillin-binding protein 2x in Streptococcus...
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    It is not recommended in people who have had previous anaphylaxis to a penicillin. Its use is relatively safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding. It is...
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