BIOLOGY

INVESTIGATORY
PROJECT
ON

Antibiotics
Presented By: KUNAL MAHESHWARI

Key points :
What is Antibiotics ?
Classification of Antibiotics
Use of Antibiotics
Misuse of Antibiotics
Antibiotics side effects

Antibiotics :

Substance (such as penicillin)

that destroys or inhibits the
growth of other pathogenic
microorganisms and is used in
the treatment of external or
internal infections.

While some antibiotics are

produced by microorganisms,
most are now manufactured
synthetically

Classification of
antibiotics :

Antibiotics are classified several ways.

On the basis of mechanism of action
On the basis of spectrum of activity
On the basis of mode of action

On the basis of spectrum activity :

Broad spectrum antibiotics :

Amoxicillin
Tetracycline
cephalosporin
Chlorampenicol
Erythromycin

Short spectrum antibiotics:

Penicillin G
Cloxacillin
vancomycin
Bacitracin
Fluxacillin

On the basis of mode of action :

Bacteriostatic antibiotics
Tetracycline
Chlorampenicol
Erythromycin
Lincomycin

Bacteriocidal antibiotics
Cephalosporin
Penicillin
Erythromycin
Aminoglycosides
Cotrimoxazole

Misuse of antibiotics :

Antibiotic misuse, sometimes called

antibiotic abuse or antibiotic overuse.
The misuse or overuse of antibiotics,
may produce serious effects on health.
It is a contributing factor to the creation
of multidrug-resistant bacteria,
informally called "super bugs" relatively
harmless bacteria can develop resistance
to multiple antibiotics and cause lifethreatening infections.

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take
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antibiotics free sample
before you leave the
hospital

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Doctors are bound to prescribe the

antibiotics

But many
doctors/quacks prescribed
antibiotics in viral
diseases without test.
Viral illness needs time
to heal, antibiotic can not
help to cure this illness.

Antibiotics side effects:

The most common side effects of
antibiotics :

Diarrhoea
Bloating and indigestion
Abdominal pain
Loss of appetite
Being sick
Feeling sick
Itchy skin rash
Coughing
life-threatening allergic reaction