Microbe Diseases caused Antibiotics that don’t work
Streptococcus Meningitis,
Aminoglycosides,
pneumoniae pneumonia cephalosporins,
chloramphenicol,
erythromycin,
penicillins,
tetracycline,
trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole
Staphylococcus Blood poisoning,
All but aureus surgical infections, vancomycin pneumonia
Enterococcus Blood poisoning, Aminoglycosides,
surgical infections cephalosporins,
erythromycin,
penicillins,
tetracycline,
vancomycin
Haemophilus Meningitis, Chloramphenicol,
influenzae ear infections, penicillins,
pneumonia, tetracycline,
sinusitis trimethoprim/
sulphamethoxazole
Microbacterium Tuberculosis Aminoglycosides,
tuberculosis ethambutol,
isoniazid,
pyrazinamide,
rifampin
Shigella Severe diarrhea Ampicillin,
dysenteriae chloramphenicol,
tetracycline,
trimethoprim/
sulphamethoxazole
Plasmodium Malaria Chloroquine
falciparum
Neisseria Gonorrhea Penicillins,
gonorrhoea spectinomycin,
tetracycline