Antibiotic Therapy

Antibiotics are naturally occurring or
synthetic substances that kill or
interfere with the growth of specific
bacteria.  They are the most widely used drugs to treat or prevent infections.

This course provides a medical
background on antibiotic therapy, the
types of antibiotic activity and the general mechanisms of action of antibiotics. It outlines the general classes, their pharmacokinetic profiles, modes of action and side effects.  The final section covers the criteria for the selection of antibiotics and principles of combination therapy. 

This tutorial is available as a global demo version accessed via the table below.  (Unregistered users have limited access to the global course content - to access the full version of the course please register.)

Language	Region	Interactive Version	Plain text Alternative
English	Global	View Antibiotic Therapy Demo	View text version