Current use for old antibacterial agents: polymyxins, rifampin, and aminoglycosides.
This article discusses three classes of antibacterial agents that are uncommonly used in bacterial infections (other than mycobacterial infections) and can be thought of as special-use agents. These are the polymyxins, rifampin, and the aminoglycosides.
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Department of Medicine, Drexel University, College of Medicine, 3300 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA. donjank@aol.com
D000617:Aminoglycosides / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011113:Polymyxins / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012293:Rifampin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D011113:Polymyxins; D012293:Rifampin