Microbiology

  1. Antimicrobial Therapy
    1. Chemotherapy History
      1. Early Antimicrobial Agents
        1. Antibiotic Discovery
          1. Modern Drug Development
          2. Antimicrobial Spectrum
            1. Broad-Spectrum Agents
              1. Narrow-Spectrum Agents
                1. Selective Toxicity
                2. Antibacterial Agents
                  1. Cell Wall Synthesis Inhibitors
                    1. Beta-Lactam Antibiotics
                      1. Penicillins
                        1. Cephalosporins
                          1. Carbapenems
                            1. Monobactams
                            2. Glycopeptides
                              1. Vancomycin
                                1. Teicoplanin
                              2. Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
                                1. 30S Ribosome Inhibitors
                                  1. Aminoglycosides
                                    1. Tetracyclines
                                    2. 50S Ribosome Inhibitors
                                      1. Chloramphenicol
                                        1. Macrolides
                                          1. Lincosamides
                                        2. Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
                                          1. DNA Gyrase Inhibitors
                                            1. Fluoroquinolones
                                            2. RNA Polymerase Inhibitors
                                              1. Rifamycins
                                            3. Metabolic Inhibitors
                                              1. Folate Synthesis Inhibitors
                                                1. Sulfonamides
                                                  1. Trimethoprim
                                                2. Membrane Disruptors
                                                  1. Polymyxins
                                                    1. Daptomycin
                                                  2. Antiviral Agents
                                                    1. Nucleoside Analogs
                                                      1. Protease Inhibitors
                                                        1. Neuraminidase Inhibitors
                                                          1. Entry Inhibitors
                                                          2. Antifungal Agents
                                                            1. Polyenes
                                                              1. Azoles
                                                                1. Echinocandins
                                                                  1. Allylamines
                                                                  2. Antiparasitic Agents
                                                                    1. Antiprotozoal Drugs
                                                                      1. Antihelminthic Drugs
                                                                      2. Drug Resistance
                                                                        1. Resistance Mechanisms
                                                                          1. Enzymatic Inactivation
                                                                            1. Target Modification
                                                                              1. Efflux Pumps
                                                                                1. Permeability Changes
                                                                                2. Resistance Development
                                                                                  1. Spontaneous Mutations
                                                                                    1. Horizontal Gene Transfer
                                                                                      1. Selection Pressure
                                                                                      2. Resistance Prevention
                                                                                        1. Appropriate Use
                                                                                          1. Combination Therapy
                                                                                            1. Cycling Strategies

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