CLASSIFICATION OF ANTIBIOTICS

3 CLASSIFICATION OF ANTIBIOTICS

Antibiotics are broadly classified on the basis of their inherent chemical structures as stated below:

(i)Aminoglycosides,

(ii)Anthracyclines,

(iii)Cephalosporins,

(iv)β-Lactams,

(v)Lincosamides,

(vi)Macrolides,

(vii)Penicillins,

(viii)Polypeptide antibiotics,

(ix)Tetracyclines, and

(x) Miscellaneous antibiotics.