Article Outline

• Introduction
• Antiviral Drugs
• • Antiherpesviral Drugs
  • • Acyclovir and Valacyclovir
    • Penciclovir and Famciclovir
    • Ganciclovir
    • Cidofovir
    • Idoxuridine and Trifluridine
    • Vidarabine
    • Lysine
  • Antiretroviral Drugs
  • • Zidovudine and Fozivudine
    • Lamivudine
    • Other Antiretroviral Drugs
  • Antiinfluenza Viral Drugs
  • • Oseltamivir
  • Other Antiviral Drugs
• Immunomodulators
• • Microbial Products
  • Plant-Derived Biologic Response Modifiers
  • Naturally Occurring Mammalian Proteins
  • • Colony-Stimulating Factors
    • • Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
      • Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
    • Interferons
    • • Interferon alpha
      • Feline recombinant interferon-omega
    • Lymphocyte T-cell Immunomodulator
    • Immunoglobulins
    • Lactoferrin
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Other
  • • Pentoxifylline
    • Antimicrobial Drugs with Immunomodulatory Properties
• Suggested Readings
• References

Article Outline

• Introduction
• Inhibitors of Cell Wall Synthesis
• • Beta-Lactam Antibiotics
  • Penicillins
  • • Classification, Spectrum of Activity, and Resistance Mechanisms
    • Clinical Use
    • Adverse Effects
  • Cephalosporins
  • • Classification and Spectrum of Activity
    • Clinical Use
    • Adverse Effects
  • Monobactams (Aztreonam)
  • Carbapenems
  • • Spectrum of Activity and Clinical Use
    • Adverse Effects
  • Glycopeptides
  • • Mechanism of Action and Clinical Use
    • Adverse Effects
• Nucleic Acid Inhibitors
• • Fluoroquinolones
  • • Classification and Mechanism of Action
    • Clinical Use
    • Adverse Effects
  • Metronidazole
  • • Mechanism of Action and Spectrum of Activity
    • Clinical Use
    • Adverse Effects
  • Rifamycins
  • • Mechanism of Action and Spectrum of Activity
    • Clinical Use
    • Adverse Effects
  • Trimethoprim-Sulfonamides
  • • Mechanism of Action
    • Clinical Use
    • Adverse Effects
• Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
• • Aminoglycosides
  • • Mechanism of Action
    • Clinical Use
    • Adverse Effects
  • Chloramphenicol
  • • Mechanism of Action and Spectrum of Activity
    • Clinical Use
    • Adverse Effects
  • Macrolides and Lincosamides
  • • Classification and Mechanism of Action
    • Clinical Use
    • Adverse Effects
  • Oxazolidinones (Linezolid)
  • • Mechanism of Action and Spectrum of Activity
  • Tetracyclines
  • • Mechanism of Action
    • Clinical Use
    • Adverse Effects
• References