streptomycin
Bacterium-derived antibiotic drug
Streptomycin is an antibiotic derived from soil bacteria, discovered in 1943 as the first effective treatment for tuberculosis.
It belongs to the aminoglycoside class of antibiotics and works by disrupting bacterial protein synthesis.
Now largely replaced by newer drugs due to toxicity and resistance, it remains useful against certain infections: The patient was treated with streptomycin for drug-resistant TB.
Aminoglycoside for infections
- penicillinFungus-derived infection fighter
- tetracyclineBroad-spectrum bacterial treatment
- vancomycinGlycopeptide antibiotic for resistant infections
- erythromycinMacrolide antimicrobial medication
doxycycline · antimicrobial · bactericidal · broad-spectrum · first-line · second-line · susceptibility
Genus of tuberculosis bacteria
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
- sanatoriumFacility for prolonged recovery
- consumptionUsing up of resources
- phthisisPulmonary wasting disease
sputum · cavitary · multidrug-resistant · extrapulmonary · reactivation · latent
Into muscle tissue
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- tinnitusPerceived phantom ear sounds
- pharmacokineticsDrug fate in body
contraindication · side-effects · half-life · excretion · toxicity
Protein synthesis site
- bacteriumSingle-celled prokaryotic life
- cultureCollective social practices
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- isolationComplete separation from others
Deadly epidemic disease
- brucellosisBacterial zoonosis from livestock
- endocarditisInflamed inner heart lining
- zoonosisAnimal-to-human disease transmission
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
neomycin
Aminoglycoside for infections
- penicillinFungus-derived infection fighter
- tetracyclineBroad-spectrum bacterial treatment
- vancomycinGlycopeptide antibiotic for resistant infections
erythromycin · doxycycline · antimicrobial · bactericidal · broad-spectrum · first-line · second-line · susceptibility
mycobacterium
Genus of tuberculosis bacteria
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
- sanatoriumFacility for prolonged recovery
- consumptionUsing up of resources
phthisis · sputum · cavitary · multidrug-resistant · extrapulmonary · reactivation · latent
intramuscular
Into muscle tissue
pharmacokinetics · contraindication · side-effects · half-life · excretion · toxicity
ribosome
Protein synthesis site
- bacteriumSingle-celled prokaryotic life
- cultureCollective social practices
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
plague
Deadly epidemic disease
- brucellosisBacterial zoonosis from livestock
- endocarditisInflamed inner heart lining
- zoonosisAnimal-to-human disease transmission
- Medicinespill, tablet, aspirin, tablets, penicillin
- Antimicrobialsantibiotic, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antiviral, antifungal
- antibioticsamoxicillin, penicillin, ampicillin, ciprofloxacin, azithromycin
- Infection Treatmentsantibacterials, antifungals, antivirals, antiparasitics, antimalarials
- WWII inventionsradar, jeep, penicillin, atomic bomb, V-2 rocket
- guanidinescreatine, creatinine, arginine, metformin, chlorhexidine
streptomycinpathogen
Disease-causing microorganism
bacterium · infectious agent · growth medium · probiotic · toxin
streptomycinsynthetic compound
Artificially produced chemical combination
streptomycinpoison
Harmful ingested substance
toxin · infection · tuberculosis · bacterial infection · venom