tetracycline antibiotics

see also:

• antibiotics

• bacteriostatic, broad spectrum for many Gram +ves, -ves, some anaerobes, rickettsiae, chlamydiae, mycoplasmas, L-forms, some protozoa (eg. amoebae).
• uses: atypical pneumonia, PID, acne, malaria
• eg. tetracycline, doxycycline