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What are the different classes of antibiotics?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Here are some:: Penicillins, Tetracyclines, Cephalosporins, Quinolones, Lincomycins, Macrolides, Sulfonamides, Glycopeptides, Aminoglycosides, & Carbapenems. For more info see: https://www.drugs.com/article/antibiotics.html

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Answered 11/28/2017

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