Tag: penicillin

  • Antibiotics

    Antibiotics

    RANGE OF ACTION: Penicillin G: This narrow, some Gram + cocci (streptococci); cocci Gram – (meningitis, gonorrhea); Gram + bacterium (Listeria, Corynebacterium); strict anaerobic Gram positive bacterium (Clostridium) and spirochetes (Treponema, Leptospira). Penicillin M: Spectrum identical to that of penicillin G plus an activity on penicillinase-producing staphylococci but Meti-S. Penicillin A: Streptococci; meningitis; BGN (Listeria,…

  • Leptospirosis

    Leptospirosis

    * Tank: rodents; livestock (cattle); dog. Disposal -> urine. * Transmission can be direct rat bite (rare); Leptospira enter the body through wounds and erosions of the skin or mucous membranes, the conjunctiva, inhalation or ingestion of aerosol droplets or contaminated fluids.Occupational hazard (sewer workers …). * Urinary excretion of leptospires begins on day 12.…