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Important Anaerobes

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Toxin-Mediated Infections

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Enterococci

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Penicillins: Side Effects

See also Beta-lactam antibiotics The basic structure of the penicillins consists of a thiazolidine ring, the beta-lactam ring, and a side chain. The beta-lactam ring is essential for antibacterial activity. The side chain determines in large part the antibacterial spectrum and pharmacological properties of a particular penicillin. The rapid emergence of bacteria, particularly Staphylococcus aureus, that produce beta-lactamases (penicillinase) has been partly countered by the development of compounds that resist hydrolysis by beta-lactamases and compounds that are more active than …

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Toxicity of Antimicrobial Therapy

Mechanisms of toxicity The mechanisms associated with common adverse reactions to antimicrobials include dose-related toxicity that occurs in a certain fraction of patients when a critical plasma concentration or total dose is exceeded, and toxicity that is unpredictable and mediated through allergic or idiosyncratic mechanisms. For example, certain classes of drugs such …

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Vancomycin Hydrochloride: Uses

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