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If the(i.e. sulfa drugs) are to be considered antibiotics, then they *may* have a claim to being the first antibiotics found. Someone better check into prontosil (interesting in itself as a drug found using the magic bullet theory, and for which the magic bullet theory pointed to the useless part of the molecule) and the date of its discovery. David M
- Ok, in answer to this question that I raised, penicillin was used in unpublished clinical trials in 1931. Tests of prontosil did not begin until December of 1932, and the first clinical tests are supposed to have happened in 1933. David M
- A good discussion of this history is here:
- http://stevenlehrer.com/explorers/chapter_7-3.htm
- The sulfonamides do predate penicillin but don't count as antibiotics since they are synthetic antimicrobials. There are enough of these around to warrant a seperate article. I've added a clarification in the first paragraph.
- Generally harmless is a bit misleading. I haven't changed this but it should be noted that many antibiotics can have toxic effects (eg Streptomycin damages the balance mechanism in the ear), they often affect normal gut flora causing gastrointestinal disturbance and there is a significant incidence of allergic reaction.
--DWeir
Some people name a group of antibiotics like glycopeptids and another people like glucopeptids. What is the right name ( from glucosa or glycosa )???Mac
- The proper name is glycopeptides. For example http://www.iupac.org/goldbook/G02656.pdf Daevatgl 15:08, Jul 17, 2004 (UTC)
Any reason for maintaining a section called Antibiotic#Antibiotic_Resistance in this article. All of this material should be moved to Antibiotic resistance. The section called Antibiotic#Antibiotic_misuse should suffice as a redirection to Antibiotic resistance WpZurp 14:32, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Strictly speaking, antibiotics are made by bacteria against other bacteria. The common usage of the word antibiotic should actually be the term 'antimicrobial'. Antimicrobials are any substance which has properties against a microbe - whether that be a protozoa, bacteria, virus, etc. Discussion/classification of antibiotics on the basis of bacteriocidal (actively kill bacteria) and bacteriostatic (prevent from multiplying) properties would be nice to have too.
Article wildly POV
"Use or misuse of antibiotics may result in the development of antibiotic resistance by the infecting organisms, similar to the development of pesticide resistance in insects. Evolutionary theory of genetic selection requires that as close as possible to 100% of the infecting organisms be killed off to avoid selection of resistance; if a small subset of the population survives the treatment and is allowed to multiply, the average susceptibility of this new population to the compound will be much less than that of the original population, since they have descended from those few organisms which survived the original treatment."
This articles uses an argument about evolution as if it were a fact agreed upon by all scientists. This is not the case and as there is still a lot of debate in this area it is not appropriate to include this as fact. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 192.198.151.130 (talk • contribs) 15:04, 11 October 2006.
- Evolution is a theory which has wide and near-unanimous acceptance among scientists in the field. The only debate in this area is caused by theists who do not understand evolution. I'm glad to see someone has reverted the above's changes already. MickeyK 03:34, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
- Things evolve. What's debatable is wether or not we as the human species evolved from apes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.247.55.248 (talk) 00:57, August 26, 2007 (UTC)
- The reason they become resistant, as stated above isn't entirely true. Antibiotics change the fitness landscape and alter the selective pressure on microbes present. For example, if an antibiotic's method of action is to disrupt DNA replication or protein synthesis (or peptidoglycan cell well synthesis) then that subset of bacterial population who suffer a lower fitness now due to, say, faulty or slow polymerase, will reap a higher fitness in presence of the antibiotic as it shifts the fitness landscape to the left (I wish I could draw this here). As antibiotic gradients are setup or as antibiotics are withdrawn, you are left with a population of "persister" bacteria who are less susceptible to that antibiotic. They did not become resistant because they survived; they were already resistant to the mechanism of action of that antibiotic due to some genetic variability. Remember, bacterial colonies are rarely homogeneous. Further complementary mutations may confer greater fitness benefits. The point is that they are not resistant simply because they survived the antibiotic treatment (bacteria survive antibiotic treatment all the time because of diffuse concentration gradients (think P. areugenosa in lung)). I hope I made sense :) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.172.158.176 (talk) 02:05, 8 April 2007 (UTC). 67.172.158.176 05:22, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
Isn't genetic mutation and fitness levels the basis for evolution? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.247.55.248 (talk) 00:53, August 26, 2007 (UTC)
- yes, though the long post disn't mention mutation, just genetic variability, which perhaps he thinks was there at the creation. to show that antibiotic resistance is a result of evolution as we know it you'd have to show that the genetic variability that varied resistance in a poplulation of bacteria was a result of mutation. i'm not qualified to say whether this has been done or not--Mongreilf (talk) 11:41, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
Added Freudenreich and Duchesne
Discoverers, respectively, of the first antibiotic (Pyocyanase), and the penicillium mold's effectiveness.
re last addition to "lead" paragraph
The new sentence was added by an editor who apparently has some background in this area, but: 1) an antibiotic is a "small" molecule compared to what?; 2) sure, it's "not an enzyme", but it's not lots of things; and 3) antibiotics, as the term is generally used, are not necessarily "a molecule" to begin with. I expect to alter or eliminate this addition soon, but wanted to put this note out before so doing. Am I missing something here? Sfahey 03:39, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- They are "small" molecules compared to large molecules like proteins or large polymeric carbohydrates. The specification "molecular weight less than 2000" is the "official" definition.
- Perhaps it's in the eye of the beholder. Todar's textbk. of bacteriology says: "Antibiotics tend to be rather large, complicated, organic molecules and may require as many as 30 separate enzymatic steps to synthesize. The maintenance of a substantial component of the bacterial genome devoted solely to the synthesis of an antibiotic leads one to the conclusion that the process (or molecule) is important, if not essential, to the survival of these organisms in their natural habitat." Sfahey 04:02, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Antibiotics are by definition organic molecules.
- The popular usage of "antibiotic" includes combination drugs, which wouldn't be "a molecule". That's perhaps splitting hairs, but it would be good to qualify the statement, as in "biochemically, an antibiotic ..." Sfahey 04:02, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Actually there are two different definitions used in medicine and biochemistry, I will change the article accordingly soon. Cacycle 11:50, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Adding section: production of antibiotics
I have some good information on the production of antibiotics, obtained from various sources for an essay. I am happy to submit the relevant info and commentary (all properly referenced and wikified of course). I personally think this section would be okay in the main article of Antibiotics, but do any users think it would be more suitable to create Production of Antibiotics and then include a more concise version and a link in the main article? Comments very welcome.
Mushin 17:27, 1 August 2005 (UTC)
discussion of classes of antibiotics
is needed. Doldrums 03:54, 28 October 2005 (UTC)
Adding section explaining antibiosis
Desn't the article need a brief section explaining antibiosis: "the antagonistic association between an organism and the metabolic substances produced by another"? soverman 16:01 9 Jan 2006 (UTC)
- Go for it.Sfahey 03:08, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
what new strategies are being used to treat diseases caused by antibiotic-resistent bacteria?
- One strategy is bacteriophages that I know of. There are probably many others, like enhancing the immune system and so forth. By the way, sign your post in the future.Tyciol 08:26, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
How do they work?
I didn't see in the article any discussion of how antibiotics actually work. An obvious excellent place to expand the article if any experts would care to lend a hand. I'm sure it's a deep area of study with various answers, hence the need for experts.... Tempshill 20:26, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
Antibiotics act in one of several ways. *I am not a medical professional, this is just a little info I know One of those ways is to stimulate the immune system to fight the enemy, others directly attack the bacteria or perform actions that kill the bacteria. ***IE: Many oral anti-acne medications oxidize the actual bacteria and in return kill them.*** Antibiotics could be expanded to include those which kill ALL cells. This would mean bleach is an antibiotic... but I highly doubt such a technique could/would ever work. Coastiehelo 04:12, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
Sulfa is an anti-biotic
Sulfa was used as an antibiotic during the civil war to help treat both gunshot wounds and amputations. Although largly unsucessful, sulfa is considered an antibiotic. Coastiehelo 04:12, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
History
The follow was added uncited by an anon user, can others help WP:Verify please - I raise 5 issues.
Seawater is also a traditional, though unpredictable cure for infection. This is now thought to have worked because of the exremely high titer of bacteriophages in seawater, which can reach 2.5x10^11 virions per liter.
- I wonder about the citing/verifing that this was a "traditional...cure".
- As for the concentration of bacteriophages, see Talk:Phage#History reference as the cited source for the number does not obviously associated this with seawater (vs perhaps stagnant fresh waters). The reference I found on a quick search seems to suggest a level 50 times lower (see here).
- I don't see a conflict. The Nature article is a maximum; this article is an average. User:Ray Van De Walker
In the early modern period, colloidal silver, and compounds of mercury were used to help manage some bacterial diseases. Silver is a metabolic poison for many bacteria, and is relatively harmless to humans.
- Mercury compounds were used in the 19th century to manage syphilis, and silver is a traditional material for utensils because it "purifies." I don't have any references, but I know that it's a traditional material for silverware and wine cups, and I thought that that dated back to Roman usages. User:Ray Van De Walker
- What is "modern period" in this context ?
- We need some verification and citing for this claimed usage.
However both statements, even if true, possibly are inappropriate within this article - as neither are members of antibiotic group. Even the higher level of Antimicrobials define itself as "originally described only those formulations derived from living organisms but is now applied also to synthetic antimicrobials", which clearly rules out silver & mercury as neither are organically derived nor synthetic.
Can editors please help verify, cite and explain why the above 2 sentances should be re-included. David Ruben Talk 09:46, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
Antifungal and Antiviral Antibiotics
- Antibiotics are not effective in viral, fungal and other nonbacterial infections, and individual antibiotics vary widely in their effectiveness on various types of bacteria.
I believe this is slightly inaccurate as drugs having antiviral and antifungal properties are often described as antibiotics. Examples from MEDLINE: [1][2][3]
I changed this to read "Conventional antibiotics are not effective in viral, fungal and other nonbacterial infections..." The article should probably further clarify this distinction and its exceptions. --Dforest 00:30, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
- I think this compromise phrasing is perfect, as "antibiotic" is still used mainly to refer to antibacterials.Sfahey 18:48, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
- I agree good phrasing. Perhaps I should point out that the anti-fungal agent Miconazole also has antibacterial properties too; a useful feature when patients are scratching away at their ringworm or have split skin from athlete's foot.David Ruben Talk 00:11, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
- If you had some sort of disease, are there some foods that can cure it? IThink4u 12:29, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
- Even this phrase is not correct that "Conventional antibiotics are not effective in viral, fungal and other nonbacterial infections...". The classical antibiotics polyene macrolides (amphotericin, nystatin etc) possess only antifungal activities. Although quite toxic, amphotericin was among the first antifungal agents used internally. Another classic or conventional antifungal antibiotic is griseofulvin. Tgunda 10:48, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
Spam?
I'm not an expert but it seems like the "Brand Name" box under Quinolones in the chart is being used to flog an obscure indian company, rather than the well-known Bayer product that led to this class of drugs. I wouldnt modify it because I have no expertise, but though someone here might.
- Please modify, it really does look like a spam. Andru nl (talk) 09:47, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
False distinctions?
I'd argue that antibiotics and antibacterial drugs should be rolled into a single article. The origin of a drug is only of mild historical interest, right? User:Ray Van De Walker
- But might there not be confusion with the term "antibacterial agent". Currently antibacterial redirects to antiseptic which are very different, being used the on the external surfaces of the body or indeed on innert surfaces. Hence chlorhexadine or iodine used as pre-op skin antisepsis, whould never be swallowed or given intravenously and I dare not contemplate th eeffects of bleaches & detergents if taken by a patient. Antibiotics are also different in being targeted at specific bacteria that are already causing an infection, whereas antiseptics are to eliminate all & any (i.e. non-specific) bacteria in an area before any infection has occured.David Ruben Talk 02:48, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
- On "antibiotic" v. "antimicrobial": the pattern of bacterial resistance to an antimicrobial subtance which is present in nature or is a modification of a substance present in nature (an antibiotic) might be expected to be different from that to a wholly novel antimicrobial substance (which is not an antiobiotic). Evolution, don't you know? So I think it ("antibiotic" v. "antimicrobial") is a useful, rather than a false, distinction.Moletrouser 09:30, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
Classes colours
Recently some items in the list have been given a gold coloured background - as there is no key given to the distinction, why ? David Ruben Talk 11:57, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
Reactions
I'd like to see a section on reactions w/ other drugs. I vaguely remember hearing that taking antibiotics with high does of e.g. vitamin C increases? or decreases? thier effectiveness? What about other ditary suplements? Asprin? etc.? Is it better to take them on an empty stomach? full stomach? linas 17:36, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Country-centric
I've several beefs with this article.
Brand names are different in different countries, and as such, the brand names column should either be eliminated, or all the brand names in the major world countries ought to be listed.
- I vote for brand names to be eliminated entirely from the table. This is the table of antibiotic classes and brand names can, if appropriate, be listed in articles of individual pharmaceuticals. Kpjas 10:21, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
Second, as another user pointed out, there are several entries which are used to link to an Indian pharmaceutical company. This is advertising and ought to be eliminated. I've half a mind to do it myself. Perhaps I will wait until tomorrow. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.232.54.42 (talk • contribs) 02:58, 19 August 2006.
- This is blatant spamming IMO. Kpjas 10:21, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
I think that brands belong here; people frequently search for information by brand. However, a single Indian brand for everything may be spam, or it may be people just adding the little information they know. The best response is to add enough other information that it gets evened out. Bckirkup (talk) 21:46, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
platensimycin
Just read an article about this new antibiotic, and to my surprise it wasn't mentioned here (although it has a wiki article of its own). What I'm wondering about is that platensimycin supposedly belongs to an unknown class of antibiotics, and even though being relatively recently discovered and experimental, shouldn't this class be mentioned in the classes of antibiotics section? -- MiG 18:10, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
Roxithromycin
The table seems to be missing Roxithromycin in the macrolides section. Anyone opposed to me adding it there? --Nimrais 11:21, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
Bacitracin - Mupirocin entry in Antibody Classes table
The entry for 'Bacitracin' lists 'Mupirocin' as the associated brand name. This does not look like it is correct based on the content of the associated articles. I would have changed this by putting Mupirocin in the correct sub-table, but I wasn't sure which sub-table it should appear in. Could a knowledgable person please fix this? Thanks. --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 17:41, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
- You're right — mupirocin is not a trade name for bacitracin, it's a different antibiotic altogether. Since mupirocin has a unique mechanism of action and an unique chemical structure, I'm adding it under "Others". Fvasconcellos 22:28, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
- Thank you. --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 22:54, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
Not harmful to host?
The featured article bacteria states that there are 10 times more bacterial cells in the human body than human cells, with most of the bacterial cells being beneficial. I was under the impression that antibiotics did indeed usually cause harm to the host by killing some of the symbiotic bacteria that we (humans) have in our digestive system. Can anyone confirm this? MickeyK 03:40, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
- Yes: AMA news article. This is the only credible reference I could find for it off of a quick Google search. However, I'm not entirely sure how to write it into this article.--Shark Fin 101 16:49, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
Host endogenous bacteria are harmed, but quickly repopulate- their beneficial role is relatively minor, as the usual treatment (for decades) of ablating the entire gut's flora is usually unnoticed. Perhaps the most beneficial role is occupying all available niches to prevent pathogenic bacteria from colonizing. It is noteworthy that this is a potential source reservoir of antibiotic resistant bacteria. (Bp) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.219.235.253 (talk) 22:42, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
Origins of Antibiotic Research
The origins of modern antibiotic research do not lie with Fleming as the article postulates (although nobody would belittle his importance in the discovery of penicillin), but with Paul Ehrlich, who developed Salvarsan in 1909 and brought it on the market in 1910, leading to the first effective antibiotic treatment against Syphilis and oder spirochaetal infections. Although Salvarsan is not a broad-spectrum antibiotic (it is only effective against spirochaetes) and is not used in modern medicine any more, its development and introduction in 1909/10 makes it the first antibiotic in medical history. Could someone please correct this in the article? --84.72.116.141 19:08, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
- Go right ahead! ;-)--Shark Fin 101 16:53, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
side effect
did side effect mention the complication of asthma in case children (from 1-7 years) take certain period intensively of antibiotics? Avis12 18:43, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
Antibiotic Hypersensitivity?
Are there any plans to add a section (or a new listing) on antibiotic hypersensitivity (or allergy)? I have been able to find lots of information on the widespread use and misuse of antibiotics in both agriculture and medicine, and little bits and pieces on antibiotic allergy, and again, tons on things like milk allergy, but is no one putting these pieces together? I'm not a medical person, but I have had enough weird hypersensitivity reactions that all seem to point back to either diary products (which mostly probably contain antibiotics) or direct antibiotic administration (first it was urticaria from sulfa meds, now Sweet's Syndrome after Macrolides) that I'm starting to see a pattern. This is of course not about me personally, but I think might be a huge problem that no one seems to be looking at. I talk to others and they often tell me of their hypersensitive reactions to this or that antibiotic, and it seems they do not get much acknowledgement of this issue from their doctors--no testing, no referral to an allergist, and basically no connection. I think this is because no one is documenting the relationship, and doctors rely on research findings. Is research being conducted in this area? If so, it would be great if someone could point to where and what. I don't know where to begin, or I would try to get it going myself. Thank you!
69.109.126.210 18:20, 21 June 2007 (UTC)Leha
- A search on pubmed at NCBI [4] with the key words "antibiotics" and "hypersensitivity" returns more than 9000 hits for scientific articles that have been published on the topic. So yes, there's plenty of research in the area of interactions of antibiotics with the human immune system. It would be fitting for this entry to contain key findings in the literature, eg, under "Side effects" (where they should belong I believe). Perhaps if you seed such a section and include some relevant info taken from the current literature, others may be able to fill in more info if needed. Although I'd personally be careful to make antibiotics look as if they could be blamed for almost every malady affecting humankind. Allergies can be caused by almost everything that you can wave a stick at, and are likely multifactorial--that antibiotics are currently in the spotlight for their over- and misuse may detract from that. So have a look at pubmed and see what you can find--some of the literature may be a bit arcane and intractable, but a good review (some journals make articles available for free) aimed at a general audience can go a long way to find out more about the topic.Malljaja 19:59, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
anti-bac on viral
A friend has pneumonia, the doc thinks it is viral. The doc gave him some powerful anti-bac stuff. I thought ant-bac doesn't work on viral and looked up this article. Sure enough this article sights using ant-bac as a bad thing for viral infections like a cold, but it also in the "beyond antibotics" section briefly implies that anti-bac are used to tread viral infections... well now I am all confused - anon
- You're not alone in your confusion. There's some uncertainty as to what antibiotics are and what they do, and while this entry deals with the topic well, it's still difficult to see the forest for the trees. In case of viral infections, some doctors prescribe anti-bacterial antibiotics as a prophylactic treatment. Viral infections, such as a cold, can weaken the body, which may cause bacteria to take over and cause sometimes severe opportunistic infections. So anti-bacterial antibiotics are often prescribed if someone suffers from a viral infection to reduce the risk of opportunistic bacterial infections. Drugs targeting specific viruses are less common, as described in the "Beyond antibiotics" section, but they also exist. Maybe this section needs more detail and clarification. Malljaja 16:36, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
Antibiotic suceptibility Section?
Should this page include something on antibiotic suceptibility testing Lilypink 15:57, 1 October 2007 (UTC) I really think it could add to this article.
Antibiotic suceptibility of bacteria is usually assessed prior to commencement of treatment. One such test for bacterial antibiotic suceptibitity is the disk diffusion method. The resulting zone of inhibition (see figure above) is measured and the antibiotic suceptibility of the strain is measured by relating the size of the zone to a corresponding Minimum inhibitory concentration.
Antibiotics & the pill
Every antibiotic I have ever seen in the UK has carried the warning on the information leaflet that you should not rely on oral contraceptives for birth control whilst taking antibiotics. It is true that, as a rule, antibiotics themselves do not interact with the pill. As far as I am aware, the warning is majoritively in place because of the common side effect diarrhoea causing problems with the uptake of the contraceptive. Given this warning is so prevalent, and the side effect so common, should not the article's mention of this presumed interaction make note of this? LinaMishima 19:44, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
Some antibiotics are known to interfere with birthcontrol, leading to more than a few...accidents. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.219.235.253 (talk) 23:03, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
Chemical verus Chemotherapeutic agent
Recently made a change to article While antibiotic's are chemical compounds chemotherapeutic agent is a more correct term to describe them. If you disagree your welcome to change it back! 140.203.12.243 12:03, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
References?
Where have all the citations gone? I am unable to locate any references. Specifically #7.
Dave G —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.227.23.171 (talk) 09:01, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Studies?
I thought I saw something in the news about those who take antibiotics the most live shorter lives than those who don't and the theory was it messes with your natural bacteria. Hope to find more here but nothing. Anyone else see the study? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.187.151.92 (talk) 21:57, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
demand and supply
i want to know about the demand and supply of antibiotic. in specific about rifamycin. can i get the data in numbers? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rushhour santosh (talk • contribs) 16:33, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
Antibiotic Stewardship
I would suggest that a detailed discussion of this is included in Wikipedia. I am happy to commence it 58.105.146.22 (talk) 04:14, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
Request to revert to Antibiotic for this entry name
A recent change has converted Antibiotic first to Antibiotic Classification and then to Classifications of Antibiotics. This is cause for all kinds of problems, chief among them that this change has never been discussed, and the new title seems too restrictive for the content of this entry. I've therefore placed a move request at the top of this page, as I was unable to carry out the move revert myself without breaking the link between this article and its history. Thanks! Malljaja (talk) 22:02, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
Sun Exposure
I do believe a side effect of antibiotics is hypersensitivity to the sun. The few times I've taken them, the doctor (and the bottle of pills) warn about sun exposure. I'll try to find sources to back this up.. | Ateo (talk) 02:42, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
Adding Cleanup Tag
Ok, this article really is a wreck. It needs both basic cleanup and attention by an expert. The introduction is shot to pieces and the references are unreadable. There's almost nothing about how antibiotics actually work and very few details about their use. There is an enormous table with a list of scores of antibiotics, but nothing which actually discusses them in any kind of organized or encyclopedic way. I'd love to try to dive in and fix this myself, but I don't know anything about antibiotics, which is why I came to the page in the first place. Medical editors, please? Vonspringer (talk) 06:26, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
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