Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance

Application of Antibiotics

The choice of relevant antibiotics is presently based on individual patient’s need. A large number of bacterial diseases have been brought under control by using antibiotics. These include pneumonia, cholera, tuberculosis and leprosy. The antifungal antibiotic griseofulvin has controlled the debilitating fungal skin diseases such as ring worm. Antibiotics can be used in many other fields rather than a Antimicrobial agent. There are certain antibiotics which can be used in canning Industry or antibiotics such as penicillins, tetracyclines, erythromycins were very widely used in processing of animal feeds.