One successful therapeutic approach to overcoming the penicillinase problem has been to alter the chemical structure of the antibiotic so that it becomes resistant to the enzymes but retains its ...

Discovered by sheer accident in the late 1920s, penicillin was the world's first antibiotic. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

FOUR different fractions obtained from the mold Penicillium notatum have been identified. These have been named penicillins F, G, K and X. 1 The two that have received the greatest attention are the G ...

Sergio Diez Alvarez is affiliated with the CEC Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee In developed countries, infectious diseases accounted for most deaths until very recently. And in developing ...