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Introduction: Antibiotics

Antibiotics is the general class of medications, including penicillin, that are used against bacteria and also some parasites. Antibiotics do not work against any viruses. The first ever discovered antibiotic was penicillin.

Basic Information: Antibiotics

Antibiotics: Class of drugs used against many bacteria (and some parasites).

Count: Antibiotics is listed as a: treatment for 290 conditions; alternative treatment for 0 conditions; preventive treatment for 9 conditions; research treatment for 3 conditions.

Treatment types for Antibiotics: penicillin (26), Erythromycin (16), doxycycline (15), tetracycline (18), Intravenous antibiotics (20), Preventive antibiotics (11), amoxicillin (4), ampicillin (5), oral antibiotic (7)

Treatments: list of all treatments

List of Diseases with Antibiotics as a Treatment

The following list of conditions have 'Antibiotics' or similar listed as a treatment in our database:

A

  • Abscess ... antibiotics
  • Acne ... doxycycline, erythromycin, oral antibiotics, antibiotics, tetracycline
  • Actinomycosis ... antibiotics
  • Acute bacterial prostatitis ... intravenous antibiotics, antibiotics
  • Acute Bronchitis ... antibiotics
  • Acute Cholecystitis ... Intravenous antibiotics
  • Acute meningitis ... Antibiotics
  • Acute Pancreatitis ... antibiotics
  • Acute rheumatic fever ... penicillin, preventive antibiotics, antibiotics
  • Acute upper respiratory infection ... Antibiotics
  • Adenoiditis ... antibiotics
  • Agammaglobulinemia ... antibiotic
  • Amebic dysentery ... antibiotics
  • Animal bite ... antibiotics
  • Anthrax ... doxycycline, penicillin, multiple antibiotics
  • Anthrax meningitis ... penicillin, doxycycline
  • Aortic valve disease ... antibiotics
  • Asbestosis ... antibiotics
  • Atelectasis ... antibiotics
  • Atrophic rhinitis ... antibiotic ointments
  • Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease ... antibiotics

    B

  • Bacterial endocarditis ... antibiotics
  • Bacterial meningitis ... antibiotics
  • Bacterial vaginosis ... antibiotics
  • Balanitis ... Antibiotics
  • Barber's rash ... oral antibiotics
  • Bartholin's abscess ... antibiotics
  • Bartonella ... antibiotics
  • Benign Prostate Hyperplasia ... antibiotics
  • Blepharitis ... antibiotics
  • Boil ... antibiotics
  • Bone pain ... Antibiotics
  • Brain abscess ... antibiotics
  • Breast abscess ... penicillin, antibiotics
  • Bronchiolitis ... antibiotics
  • Bronchitis ... Antibiotics
  • Bronchopulmonary dysplasia ... antibiotics
  • Brucellosis ... tetracyclines, antibiotics
  • Bubonic plague ... antibiotics
  • Bullis fever syndrome ... antibiotics
  • Burns ... preventive antibiotics

    C

  • Capnocytophaga ... penicillin
  • Carbuncle ... oral antibiotics
  • Cat scratch disease ... antibiotics
  • Cellulitis ... intravenous antibiotics, antibiotics
  • Centriacinar Emphysema ... Antibiotics
  • Cervicitis ... antibiotics
  • Chancroid ... antibiotics
  • Chediak-Higashi Syndrome ... antibiotics
  • Chest Cold ... Antibiotics
  • Chlamydia ... doxycycline, erythromycin, antibiotics, amoxicillin
  • Cholangitis ... antibiotics
  • Cholecystitis ... antibiotics
  • Cholera ... tetracycline
  • Chronic Airway Obstruction ... Antibiotics
  • Chronic bacterial prostatitis ... antibiotics
  • Chronic Bronchitis ... antibiotics
  • Chronic Granulomatous Disease ... preventive oral antibiotics, antibiotics
  • Chronic Infectious Diarrhoea ... Antibiotics
  • Chronic rhinitis ... Antibiotics
  • Chronic Sinusitis ... antibiotics
  • Common Variable Immunodeficiency ... antibiotics
  • Conjunctivitis ... penicillin, antibiotics
  • COPD ... erythromycin, ampicillin, Antibiotics, tetracycline
  • Corneal flash burns ... antibiotics
  • Crohn's disease ... Antibiotics
  • Cutaneous Anthrax ... antibiotics
  • Cyclosporiasis ... antibiotics
  • Cyclosporiosis ... antibiotics
  • Cystic Fibrosis ... aerosol antibiotic tobramycin, antibiotics, antibiotics
  • Cystitis ... antibiotics

    D

  • Dacryocystitis ... antibiotic ointments
  • Dental abscess ... antibiotics
  • Diabetic Gastroparesis ... Erythromycin
  • Diphtheria ... antibiotics
  • Diverticular Disease ... intravenous antibiotics, antibiotics
  • Dry socket ... antibiotics

    E

  • Eczema ... antibiotics, antibiotic skin creams
  • Encephalitis ... Antibiotics
  • Endocarditis ... antibiotics
  • Endometritis ... antibiotics
  • Enterocolitis ... antibiotics
  • Epidemic typhus ... tetracyclines
  • Epididymitis ... antibiotics
  • Epiglotitis ... intravenous antibiotics, antibiotics
  • Erysipelas ... intravenous antibiotics, antibiotics
  • Erythema chronicum migrans ... penicillin
  • Erythrasma ... antibiotics

    F

  • Flu ... Antibiotics
  • Folliculitis ... antibiotics
  • Francisella tularenis infection ... antibiotics
  • Frostbite ... preventive antibiotics

    G

  • Gangrene ... penicillin, antibiotics
  • Gastritis ... antibiotics
  • Gastroparesis ... Erythromycin
  • Glomerulonephritis ... penicillin, antibiotics
  • Glue ear ... antibiotics
  • Gonorrhea ... penicillin, doxycycline, tetracyclines, antibiotic combinations, antibiotics
  • Granuloma inguinale ... antibiotics
  • Granulomatous prostatitis ... antibiotics

    H

  • Human bite ... preventive antibiotics
  • Hyper-IgE Syndrome ... antibiotics
  • Hyper-IgM Syndrome ... antibiotics

    I

  • Ileitis ... antibiotics
  • Impacted tooth ... antibiotics
  • Impetigo ... oral antibiotics, antibiotics, topical antibiotics
  • Ingrown nails ... antibiotics
  • Intertrigo ... antibiotics
  • Intestinal pseudo-obstruction ... antibiotics

    L

  • Labrynthitis ... antibiotics
  • Legionella adelaidensis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella anisa infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella beliardensis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella birminghamensis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella bozemanii infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella bruneiensis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella brunensis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella busanensis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella cherrii infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella cincinnatiensis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella donaldsonii infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella donaldsonil infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella drancourtii infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella drozanskii infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella dumofii infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella erythra infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella fairfieldensis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella fallonii infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella feelei infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella feeleii infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella gesstiana infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella gormanii infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella gratiana infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella gresilensis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella hackeliae infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella impletisoli infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella isrealensis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella jamestowniensis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella jordanis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella lansingensis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella londinensis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella longbeachae infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella lytica infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella maceachemii infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella maceachernii infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella micdadei infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella monrovica infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella moravica infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella nautarum infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella oakridgensis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella parisiensis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella quateirensis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella quinlivanii infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella rowbothamii infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella rubrilucens infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella sainthelensi infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella santicrucis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella shakespearei infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella spiritensis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella steigerwaltii infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella tauriensis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella tusconensis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella wadsorthii infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella wadsworthii infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella waltersii infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella worsliensis infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionella yabuuchiae infection ... antibiotics
  • Legionnaires' disease ... erythromycin, intravenous antibiotics, antibiotics
  • Lemierre's syndrome ... antibiotics
  • Leprosy ... antibiotics
  • Leptospirosis ... antibiotics
  • Leukemia ... antibiotics
  • Leukocyte Adhesion Defect ... antibiotics
  • Listeriosis ... intravenous antibiotics
  • Liver abscess ... antibiotics
  • Lung abscess ... antibiotics
  • Lyme disease ... Preventive antibiotics after tick bite, penicillin intravenously, penicillin intravenously, doxycycline, penicillin, erythromycin, antibiotics, amoxicillin, penicillin (intravenous), penicillin (intravenous), antibiotics
  • Lymphangitis ... antibiotics
  • Lymphogranuloma venereum ... antibiotics

    M

  • Mastitis ... penicillin, antibiotics
  • Mastoiditis ... antibiotics
  • Measles ... antibiotics
  • Melioidosis ... penicillin, doxycycline, antibiotics
  • Meningitis ... intravenous antibiotics
  • Meningococcal disease ... penicillin, ampicillin, Antibiotics
  • Middle ear infection ... Antibiotics
  • Mitral regurgitation ... preventive antibiotics
  • Mitral-valve prolapse ... preventive antibiotics
  • Mucositis ... antibiotics
  • Multiple Myeloma ... antibiotics
  • Mycetoma ... antibiotics
  • Mycoplasmal pneumonia ... erythromycin, tetracycline
  • Myocarditis ... antibiotics
  • Ménière's disease ... aminoglycoside antibiotics

    N

  • Necrotizing fasciitis ... intravenous penicillin and clindamycin
  • Neonatal ophthalmitis ... antibiotics
  • Non-Specific Urethritis ... doxycycline, erythromycin, antibiotics, tetracycline

    O

  • Obstructive Jaundice ... Antibiotics
  • Opportunistic infections ... antibiotics
  • Orchitis ... antibiotics

    P

  • Palmoplantar pustular psoriasis ... Antibiotics
  • Panniculitis ... antibiotics
  • Paronychia ... topical antibiotics
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease ... antibiotics
  • Peptic Ulcer ... Antibiotics, tetracycline, amoxicillin
  • Perforated eardrum ... antibiotics
  • Peritonitis ... Antibiotics
  • Pharyngitis ... antibiotics
  • Plague ... antibiotics
  • Pneumococcal pneumonia ... antibiotics
  • Pneumonia ... intravenous antibiotics, antibiotics
  • Pneumonic plague ... antibiotics
  • Postpartum hemorrhage ... antibiotics
  • Primary sclerosing cholangitis ... antibiotics
  • Proctitis ... antibiotics
  • Prostatitis ... intravenous antibiotics, antibiotics
  • Pseudomembranous Colitis ... Antibiotics
  • Pseudomonas stutzeri infections ... antibiotic
  • Psittacosis ... erythromycin, antibiotics, tetracycline, tetracycline
  • Psoriasis ... Antibiotics
  • Puerperal fever ... antibiotics
  • Pulmonary Anthrax ... doxycycline, penicillin, multiple antibiotics, antibiotics
  • Pyelonephritis ... intravenous antibiotics, antibiotics

    Q

  • Q fever ... antibiotics, tetracycline
  • Queensland tick typhus ... antibiotics
  • Quinsy ... antibiotics

    R

  • Rat-bite fever ... tetracycline
  • Rectal abscess ... antibiotics
  • Recurring airway infection ... Antibiotics
  • Reiter’s syndrome ... Antibiotics
  • Relapsing fever ... doxycycline, erythromycin, intravenous antibiotics, antibiotics, tetracycline
  • Renal carbuncle ... antibiotics
  • Rheumatic fever ... penicillin, preventive antibiotics, antibiotics
  • Rheumatic heart disease ... preventive antibiotics
  • Rhinitis ... antibiotic ointments
  • Rickettsia typhi ... doxycycline
  • Ricketttsialpox ... doxycycline
  • Rocky Mountain spotted fever ... antibiotics, tetracycline
  • Rosacea ... oral antibiotic, doxycycline, topical antibiotic, erythromycin, Antibiotics, Tetracycline

    S

  • Salmonella food poisoning ... ampicillin, tetracycline
  • Salpingitis ... intravenous antibiotics, antibiotics
  • Seal finger syndrome ... tetracycline
  • Sebaceous cyst ... antibiotics
  • Secondary Emphysema ... Antibiotics
  • Seminal vesiculitis ... Antibiotics
  • Sepsis ... antibiotics
  • Septicemia ... intravenous antibiotics, antibiotics, antibiotics
  • Shock ... antibiotics
  • Sickle Cell Anemia ... preventive antibiotics, preventive penicillin
  • Silicosis ... antibiotics
  • Sinusitis ... antibiotics
  • Sjogren's Syndrome ... antibiotics
  • Sphenoid Sinusitis ... Oral antibiotics
  • Sprue ... antibiotics
  • Staphylococcal infection ... penicillin, second line antibiotics, antibiotics
  • Strep throat ... penicillin, Erythromycin, Second-line antibiotics, Antibiotics, amoxicillin
  • Streptococcal Infections ... penicillin, erythromycin, Antibiotics
  • Superficial thrombophlebitis ... antibiotics
  • Sydenham chorea ... Penicillin
  • Syphilis ... injected penicillin, penicillin, Other antibiotics

    T

  • Tetanus ... antibiotics
  • Thyroiditis ... antibiotics
  • Tinea ... antibiotics
  • Tonsilitis ... penicillin, erythromycin, antibiotics
  • Tooth abscess ... antibiotics
  • Toxemia ... antibiotics
  • Toxic Shock Syndrome ... penicillin, intravenous antibiotics
  • Trachoma ... oral antibiotics, antibiotics
  • Trichomoniasis ... antibiotics
  • Tularemia ... antibiotics
  • Typhoid fever ... intravenous antibiotics, ampicillin, antibiotics
  • Typhus ... antibiotics

    U

  • Urethral stricture ... antibiotics
  • Urethral syndrome ... antibiotics
  • Urethritis ... antibiotics
  • Urinary stones ... antibiotics
  • Urinary tract infections ... doxycycline, ampicillin, tetracycline
  • Urinary tract infections (child) ... antibiotics

    V

  • Vaginitis ... doxycycline, erythromycin, antibiotics
  • Vaginosis (bacterial vaginosis) ... topical antibiotics
  • Vesicoureteral reflux ... antibiotics
  • Vincent's disease ... antibiotics
  • Vulvitis ... antibiotics
  • Vulvodynia ... antibiotics

    W

  • Weil's syndrome ... antibiotics
  • Whipple's Disease ... antibiotics
  • Whitlow ... antibiotics
  • Whooping Cough ... Antibiotics
  • Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome ... antibiotics

    Y

  • Yaws ... penicillin, antibiotics

    List of Diseases with Antibiotics as a Preventive Treatment

    The following list of conditions have 'Antibiotics' or similar listed as a preventive treatment in our database:

    A

  • Anthrax ... doxycycline

    B

  • Bacterial meningitis ... preventive antibiotics

    D

  • Diarrhea ... antibiotics

    L

  • Lyme disease ... preventive antibiotics after tick bite

    M

  • Malaria ... doxycycline
  • Mastoiditis ... preventive antibiotics
  • Meningitis ... preventive antibiotics
  • Meningococcal disease ... preventive antibiotics

    U

  • Urinary tract infections ... preventive antibiotics

    List of Diseases with Antibiotics as a Research Treatment

    The following list of conditions have 'Antibiotics' or similar listed as a research treatment or other research area in our database:

    B

  • Bronchiectasis ... Antibiotics

    C

  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease ... antibiotics

    R

  • Rheumatoid arthritis ... doxycycline

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