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    This document provides definitions for various antibiotic classes and examples of drugs within each class. It explains how different antibiotic classes work, whether by killing bacteria or preventing their ability to multiply. While data on all antibiotic classes are included in the national Antibiotic Resistance Patient Safety Atlas, not all classes have state-level data available in map format.

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    Antibiotic Resistance Patient Safety Atlas

    Outpatient Antibiotic Prescription Data

    Antibiotic Class Definitions


    The Outpatient Antibiotic Prescription data section of the Patient Safety Atlas provides data on oral antibiotic
    prescriptions dispensed to outpatients in U.S. community pharmacies.
    Antibiotics are usually classified or grouped by their chemical structure. Some antibiotic classes work by killing
    bacteria and others work by preventing the ability of bacteria to multiply.
    All of these antibiotics are currently included in the AR Patient Safety Atlas national data, but not all are available
    in the map format of state data.
    Class Examples How They Work
    Penicillins penicillin, amoxicillin Penicillins kill bacteria by preventing formation of the
    bacterial cell wall.
    Macrolides azithromycin, Macrolides prevent bacteria from multiplying by
    erythromycin keeping bacteria from making proteins.
    Cephalosporins cephalexin, cefdinir Cephalosporins kill bacteria by preventing formation
    of the bacterial cell wall.
    Fluoroquinolones ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin Fluoroquinolones kill bacteria by keeping bacteria
    from making DNA.
    Beta-lactams with amoxicillin/clavulanate, Beta-lactams with increased activity are combinations
    increased activity ceftazidime/avibactam that consist of two different drugs: a penicillin or
    cephalosporin and a beta-lactamase inhibitor. The
    penicillin or cephalosporin kills bacteria by preventing
    formation of the bacterial cell wall. The beta-lactamase
    inhibitor has little antibiotic activity on its own. Its job
    is to protect the penicillin or cephalosporin from being
    destroyed by an enzyme some bacteria produce. This
    protection increases the activity of the penicillin or
    cephalosporin.
    Tetracyclines tetracycline, doxycycline Tetracyclines prevent bacteria from multiplying by
    keeping bacteria from making proteins.
    Trimethoprim- trimethoprim- Trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole work together to
    sulfamethoxazole sulfamethoxazole inhibit the ability of bacteria to make folic acid, which
    is necessary to make DNA and proteins. This prevents
    bacteria from multiplying.
    Urinary anti- nitrofurantoin Depends of the specific drug. For nitrofurantoin,
    infectives depending on the concentration, it either kills bacteria
    or prevents them from multiplying by keeping bacteria
    from making DNA, proteins, and the bacterial cell wall.
    Lincosamides clindamycin Lincosamides prevent bacteria from multiplying by
    keeping bacteria from making proteins.

    National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases


    Division of Healthcare Quality and Promotion

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