Broad Spectrum Penicillins Amoxicillin

* Ampicillin

* Bacampicillin

* Carbenicillin Indanyl

* Mezlocillin

* Piperacillin

* Ticarcillin

Penicillins and Beta Lactamase Inhibitors

* Amoxicillin-Clavulanic Acid

* Ampicillin-Sulbactam

* Benzylpenicillin

* Cloxacillin

* Dicloxacillin

* Methicillin

* Oxacillin

* Penicillin G

* Penicillin V

* Piperacillin Tazobactam

* Ticarcillin Clavulanic Acid

* Nafcillin

Cephalosporins

* Cephalosporin I Generation

* Cefadroxil

* Cefazolin

* Cephalexin

* Cephalothin

* Cephapirin

* Cephradine

Cephalosporin II Generation

* Cefaclor

* Cefamandol

* Cefonicid

* Cefotetan

* Cefoxitin

* Cefprozil

* Ceftmetazole

* Cefuroxime

* Loracarbef

Cephalosporin III Generation

* Cefdinir

* Ceftibuten

* Cefoperazone

* Cefixime

* Cefotaxime

* Cefpodoxime proxetil

* Ceftazidime

* Ceftizoxime

* Ceftriaxone

Cephalosporin IV Generation

Cefepime

Macrolides and Lincosamines

* Azithromycin

* Clarithromycin

* Clindamycin

* Dirithromycin

* Erythromycin

* Lincomycin

* Troleandomycin

Quinolones and Fluoroquinolones

* Cinoxacin

* Ciprofloxacin

* Enoxacin

* Gatifloxacin

* Grepafloxacin

* Levofloxacin

* Lomefloxacin

* Moxifloxacin

* Nalidixic acid

* Norfloxacin

* Ofloxacin

* Sparfloxacin

* Trovafloxacin

* Oxolinic acid

* Gemifloxacin

* Perfloxacin

Carbepenems

Imipenem-Cilastatin

Meropenem

Monobactams

Aztreonam

Aminoglycosides

* Amikacin

* Gentamicin

* Kanamycin

* Neomycin

* Netilmicin

* Streptomycin

* Tobramycin

* Paromomycin

Glycopeptides

Teicoplanin

Vancomycin

Tetracyclines

* Demeclocycline

* Doxycycline

* Methacycline

* Minocycline

* Oxytetracycline

* Tetracycline

* Chlortetracycline

Sulfonamides

* Mafenide

* Silver Sulfadiazine

* Sulfacetamide

* Sulfadiazine

* Sulfamethoxazole

* Sulfasalazine

* Sulfisoxazole

* Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole

* Sulfamethizole

Rifampin

Rifabutin

Rifampin

Rifapentine

Oxazolidonones

Linezolid

Streptogramins

Quinopristin Dalfopristin

Other Antibiotics

* Bacitracin

* Chloramphenicol

* Fosfomycin

* Isoniazid

* Methenamine

* Metronidazol

* Mupirocin

* Nitrofurantoin

* Nitrofurazone

* Novobiocin

* Polymyxin

* Spectinomycin

* Trimethoprim

* Colistin

* Cycloserine

* Capreomycin

* Ethionamide

* Pyrazinamide

* Para-aminosalicyclic acid

* Erythromycin ethylsuccinate

Tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Mycobacterium bovis. The bacteria invades the alveoli of the lungs where it hides in the macrophages that help clean pathogens out of the lungs. Once in the macrophages, the bacteria is very resistent to treatment, which usually consists of multi-drug regimes for months.

The current protocol consists of the following: Isoniazid, Rifampicin, Pyrazinamide and Ethambutol for two months then just Isoniazid and Rifampicin for a further four months.

However, Mycobacterium is evolving to be resistent to these drugs, and some people have forms of tuberculosis that cannot be treated with medications at all. This is an emerging world-wide public health problem.