13.3E: Antimycobacterial Antibiotics - Biology LibreTexts
2024年11月23日 · Antimycobacterial antibiotics are a class of antimicrobial drugs that target mycobacterium. Mycobacterium is a genus of Actinobacteria that includes pathogens known to cause serious and infectious disease.
Antimycobacterial Therapy - Mayo Clinic Proceedings
We present a brief summary of antimycobacterial therapy for tuberculosis and several of the non-tuberculous mycobacteria. During the last half of the 20th century, antituberculous agents have radically improved the prognosis of patients with active tuberculosis.
Antimycobacterial - Wikipedia
An antimycobacterial is a type of medication used to treat Mycobacteria infections. [1] Types include: [citation needed] Tuberculosis treatments; Leprostatic agents
Antitubercular Medications - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年6月3日 · Antitubercular medications are a group of drugs used to treat tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M-TB), an acid-fast aerobic bacteria that can grow on gram stain as either gram-positive or gram-negative. This review will outline the indications, contraindications, and other aspects of these drugs.
Antimycobacterial Agent - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Antimycobacterial, or antituberculosis, agents represent a diverse group of structurally unrelated compounds that include rifampin, isoniazid, ethambutol, streptomycin, amikacin, kanamycin, and pyrazinamide. Other antibiotics may be added to the regimen if needed, for example, a fluoroquinolone.
Antimycobacterial Drugs | Concise Medical Knowledge - Lecturio
2022年12月22日 · Antimycobacterial agents represent a diverse group of compounds that have activity against mycobacterial infections, including tuberculosis, leprosy and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease. The 1st-line agents for tuberculosis are rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol.
Antimycobacterial therapy - PubMed
This review of prevention and treatment of tuberculosis, including the six major recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, treatment of certain other mycobacterial infections, and information on some antimycobacterial agents, such as isoniazid, rifampin, rifabutine, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol, was written mainly for ...
Comprehensive review on mechanism of action, resistance and
2021年6月1日 · In this review, we have summarized the mechanism of action of all the classified antibiotics currently in use along with the resistance mechanisms acquired by Mtb.
Contemporary Pharmacotherapies for Nontuberculosis …
2023年1月7日 · Antimycobacterial medication regimens for NTM infections require multiple agents with prolonged treatment courses and are often associated with poor tolerance in patients and suboptimal clinical outcomes.
Chapter 47: Antimycobacterial Drugs - McGraw Hill Medical
Mycobacterial species are intracellular pathogens, and organisms residing within macrophages are inaccessible to drugs that penetrate these cells poorly. Finally, mycobacteria are notorious for their ability to develop resistance.