In a study published in the Journal of Oral Microbiology, ADA Forsyth scientists found that FP 100 (Hygromycin A), a first-in ...

In general, strive to use antibiotics covering a spectrum no broader than necessary and narrow the antibiotic spectrum of treatment after results of cultures and/or susceptibility tests become known.

The tetracyclines, including minocycline, have a similar antimicrobial spectrum of activity against a wide range of gram-positive and gram-negative organisms. Monitor blood, renal, and hepatic ...

But these broad-spectrum drugs can wreak havoc on a patient’s gut microbiome. In the case of oral antibiotics, “the bacteria in the intestine get a huge dose,” said study coauthor Charles Rock, an ...

In general, strive to use antibiotics covering a spectrum no broader than necessary and narrow the antibiotic spectrum of treatment after results of cultures and/or susceptibility tests become known.