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Review on Antibiotics


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An antibiotic is simply a kind of biological medication capable of killing microorganisms. Now, it is true that antibiotics are primarily used in the cure and prevention of infections, but they can also be used as an individual treatment to reduce the population of certain kinds of bacteria inside your body. Antibiotics are generally taken in order to prevent the spread of infections from one person to another. They can either inhibit the growth or kill off certain bacteria types. The most common antibiotics used to treat infections are tetracycline, doxycycline, minocycline, Erythromycin, or Cephalosporin. Antibiotics are known to be extremely efficient in curing any kind of infection – not just infections of the skin. There are numerous indications where antibiotics are used in the cure and prevention of infections like sinusitis, tonsillitis, asthma, ear infections, urinary tract infections, postnasal drip, colds, flu and even antibiotic-induced diarrhea. However, there are several cases where the said antibiotics are not used because of a certain reason. One major reason why antibiotics are not usually used to cure infections is that the human immune system is weakened over time. Once the immune system is weakened, bacteria of all kinds can easily take the upper hand and cause infections.

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Authors

Ganesh G. Dhakad
Ahinsa Institute of Pharmacy, Dondaicha-425408, Maharashtra, India., India
Rohit V. Patil
Ahinsa Institute of Pharmacy, Dondaicha-425408, Maharashtra, India., India
Dhiraj S. Girase
Ahinsa Institute of Pharmacy, Dondaicha-425408, Maharashtra, India., India
Shraddha P. Amrutkar
Ahinsa Institute of Pharmacy, Dondaicha-425408, Maharashtra, India., India
Ritik S. Jain
Ahinsa Institute of Pharmacy, Dondaicha-425408, Maharashtra, India., India

Abstract


An antibiotic is simply a kind of biological medication capable of killing microorganisms. Now, it is true that antibiotics are primarily used in the cure and prevention of infections, but they can also be used as an individual treatment to reduce the population of certain kinds of bacteria inside your body. Antibiotics are generally taken in order to prevent the spread of infections from one person to another. They can either inhibit the growth or kill off certain bacteria types. The most common antibiotics used to treat infections are tetracycline, doxycycline, minocycline, Erythromycin, or Cephalosporin. Antibiotics are known to be extremely efficient in curing any kind of infection – not just infections of the skin. There are numerous indications where antibiotics are used in the cure and prevention of infections like sinusitis, tonsillitis, asthma, ear infections, urinary tract infections, postnasal drip, colds, flu and even antibiotic-induced diarrhea. However, there are several cases where the said antibiotics are not used because of a certain reason. One major reason why antibiotics are not usually used to cure infections is that the human immune system is weakened over time. Once the immune system is weakened, bacteria of all kinds can easily take the upper hand and cause infections.

Keywords


Antibiotics

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