The extended-spectrum penicillins are a group of antibiotics that have the widest antibacterial spectrum of all penicillins.Comprehensive Pharmacy Review, Leon Shargel, 6th edition, p917 Some sources identify them with antipseudomonal penicillins, others consider these types to be distinct. This group includes the carboxypenicillins and the ureidopenicillins. Aminopenicillins, in contrast, do not have activity against Pseudomonas species, as their positively charged amino group does not hinder degradation by bacterially produced beta-lactamases.
Products Ureidopenicillins Azlocillin Mezlocillin Piperacillin Carboxypenicillins Ticarcillin (generally in the combination ticarcillin/clavulanic acid) Carbenicillin Mecillinam
See also Pseudomonas aeruginosa § Treatment
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