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 :- Vancomycin
- Teicoplanin
- Linezolid
- Daptomycin
- Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
- Doxycycline
- Ceftobiprole
- Ceftaroline
- Clindamycin
- Dalbavancin
- Delafloxacin
- Fusidic acid
- Mupirocin
- Omadacycline
- Oritavancin
- Tedizolid
- Telavancin
- Tigecycline
''Pseudomonas aeruginosa''
Antibiotics that cover Pseudomonas aeruginosa:Certain cephalosporins, cephalosporin-beta-lactamase-inhibitor combinations, and new siderophore cephalosporins.
- Ceftazidime
- Cefepime
- Cefepime/sulbactam
- Ceftobiprole
- Ceftolozane/tazobactam
- Ceftazidime/avibactam
- Cefiderocol
Certain carbapenems and carbapenem-beta-lactamase-inhibitors combinations:
Others:
- Fluoroquinolones: particularly levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin
- Polymyxins: Colistin, Polymyxin B
- Aztreonam
- Aminoglycosides - particularly tobramycin and amikacin
VRE
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
- occasionally penicillins including penicillin, ampicillin and ampicillin-sulbactam, amoxicillin and amoxicillin-clavulnate, and piperacillin-tazobactam
- occasionally doxycycline and minocycline
- occasionally fluoroquinolones such as moxifloxacin, levofloxacin, and ciprofloxacin
By class
See also pathogenic bacteria for a list of antibiotics sorted by target bacteria.Note: : Bacteriostatic