Synonym(s)
Macrolides
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Antibiotics with a predominantly bacteriostatic effect against gram-positive cocci and rods and gram-negative cocci as well as atypical and/or intracellular bacteria such as chlamydia, mycoplasma and spirochetes. A significant 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 the 50S subunit of ribosomes and inhibition of protein synthesis. The macrolide antibiotics include:
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