Amoxicillin

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Akhavan BJ, Vijhani P

Amoxicillin

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29489203 [ View in PubMed
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Amoxicillin is one of the most commonly used antibiotics in the primary care setting. It is an amino-penicillin, created by adding an extra amino group to penicillin, to battle antibiotic resistance. Amoxicillin covers a wide variety of gram-positive bacteria, with some added gram-negative coverage compared to penicillin. Similar to penicillin, it covers most Streptococcus species and has improved coverage of Listeria monocytogenes and Enterococcus. It also has coverage over Haemophilus influenzae, some Escherichia coli, Actinomyces, Clostridial species, Salmonella, Shigella, and Corynebacteria.

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