Dicloxacillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic belonging to the group of penicillins and resistant to penicillinases, which are enzymes produced by certain microorganisms, capable of hydrolyzing and inactivating penicillin.
It is used to treat infections caused by gram positive bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, and to treat infections caused by group A streptococci such as Streptococcus pneumoniae.
In this article we will tell you in which cases dicloxacillin is indicated and the possible side effects it can cause.
A little history
The first antibiotic to be widely used in medicine was penicillin G or benzylpenicillin, discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928, for which he won a Nobel Prize. Since then, advances in science have allowed the development of new molecules for the specific treatment of the various infections caused by bacteria.
Currently, there are different groups of beta-lactams, in addition to penicillin G, such as ampicillin, amoxicillin, or penicillinase-resistant penicillins, such as dicloxacillin that we are discussing in this article.
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