Synonym(s)
Macrolides
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Antibiotics with predominantly bacteristatic action against Gram-positive cocci and rods and Gram-negative cocci, as well as atypical and/or intracellular bacteria such as chlamydia, mycoplasma and spirochetes. An essential disadvantage of macrolide antibiotics is the rapid development of resistance in Gram-negative cocci.
Pharmacodynamics (Effect)This section has been translated automatically.
Reversible attachment to 50S subunit of ribosomes and inhibition of protein synthesis. Macrolide antibiotics include:
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