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What is a good medicine to take for a staph infection?

See a doctor and they will likely prescribe an antibiotic such as penicillin


What is methicillin used for?

Methicillin is an antibiotic that is used to treat bacterial infections caused by organisms that are resistant to other antibiotics, such as penicillin. It is part of the penicillin class of antibiotics and is mainly used to treat staphylococcal infections.


What drugs treat Empyema?

The antibiotics most commonly used are penicillin and vancomycin


What was the first antibiotic made from mold?

The most common type of mold antibiotics is made from is penicillin.


What antibiotics are used to treat hospital-acquired infections?

penicillin, cephalosporins, tetracyclines, and erythromycin


What infections is benzyl penicillin used for?

benzyl penicillin is used for treating bacterial infections. for example severe chest infections like pneumonia that are resisant to other antibiotics.


What are some commonly used antibiotics?

amoxicillin, augmentin(amoxicillin/clavulanate), azithromycin(z-pak, tri-pak), ciprofloxacin(cipro), cephalexin(keflex), penicillin, doxycycline, minocycline, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole(bactrim), clindamycin, metronidazole, levaquin, avelox.


What type of drug is penicillin?

Penicillin is an antibiotic drug that is used to treat bacterial infections. It works by interfering with the growth of bacteria in the body and is effective against a wide range of bacterial strains.


What is mercers disease?

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are a type of staphylococcus or "staph" bacteria that are resistant to many http://wiki.answers.com/health-center/antibiotics-definition.aspx. Staph bacteria, like other kinds of bacteria, normally live on your skin and in your nose, usually without causing problems. MRSA is different from other types of staph because it cannot be treated with certain antibiotics such as methicillin.Staph bacteria only become a problem when they cause infection. For some people, especially those who are weak or ill, these infections can become serious.MRSA infections are more difficult to treat than ordinary staph infections. This is because the strains of staph that are known as MRSA do not respond well to many types of antibiotics, which are the types of medicines normally used to kill bacteria. When methicillin and other common antibiotic medicines do not kill the bacteria that is causing an infection, it becomes harder to get rid of the infection.MRSA bacteria are more likely to develop when antibiotics are used too often or are not used correctly. Given enough time, bacteria can outsmart antibiotics so that these medicines no longer work well. This is why MRSA and other antibiotic-resistant bacteria are sometimes called "super bugs."


What are the antibiotics which are produced from fungi?

A fungus used to make an antibiotic is Penicillium.


Who was the first person to make antibiotics?

Alexander Flemming first discovered, cultured and used penicillin


Why cant anti-biotics be used on flu or hiv?

Penicillin is an antibiotic; it fights bacteria. Flu and HIV are viruses, and antibiotics will not help a viral infection. Penicillin is effective against some types of bacteria. It has no action against viral infections like influenza (the flu) and HIV.