List of antibiotics


The following is a list of antibiotics. The highest division between antibiotics is bactericidal and bacteriostatic. Bactericidals kill bacteria directly, whereas bacteriostatics prevent them from dividing. However, these classifications are based on laboratory behavior. The development of antibiotics has had a profound effect on the health of people for many years. Also, both people and animals have used antibiotics to treat infections and diseases. In practice, both treat bacterial infections.

By coverage

The following are lists of antibiotics for specific microbial coverage :

MRSA

Antibiotics that cover methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus :
Antibiotics that cover Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
Certain cephalosporins, cephalosporin-beta-lactamase-inhibitor combinations, and new siderophore cephalosporins.
Certain penicillins:
Certain carbapenems and carbapenem-beta-lactamase-inhibitors combinations:
Others:
Antibiotics that usually have activity against vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus :
  • Linezolid and Tedizolid
  • Streptogramins such as quinupristin-dalfopristin
  • Advanced generation tetracyclines: Tigecycline, Omadacycline, Eravacycline
  • Daptomycin
  • Oritavancin
Antibiotics with less reliable but occasional activity:
See also pathogenic bacteria for a list of antibiotics sorted by target bacteria.
Note: : Bacteriostatic

Antibiotic candidates

These are antibiotic candidates, and known antibiotics that are not yet mass-produced.