Antibiotic Susceptibility Tests are conducted in microbiological laboratories to study the effect of an antibiotic on the growth of a microbe. The most common method to study antibiotic susceptibility includes the Kirby-Bauer Method. In this method, small discs saturated with antibiotic is placed on the plate containing the bacteria. A zone of inhibition of growth around the disc is observed to study the susceptibility of the microbe to the antibiotic. Clarithromycin- CLR-15mcg is a product by Micromaster. This is an antibacterial antibiotic. The drug is administered for the treatment of pneumonia, strep throat, H.pylori infections, Lyme disease etc. The drug can be consumed orally. Clarithromycin is a protein synthesis inhibitor. It inhibits the translation of mRNA to proteins in microorganisms by binding to the 23S rRNA of the 50S subunit of the ribosome. This interferes with the binding capacity of the ribosomal subunits to the mRNA, effectively blocking the protein synthesis pathway. The drug has been found to have activity against gram-positive aerobes such as Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, gram-negative aerobes such as -H.influenzae, H.parainfluenzae, Helicobacter pylori etc.

Specifications:

Product name: Clarithromycin- CLR-15mcg

Brand: Micromaster

Molecular formula: C38H69NO13

Molecular mass: 747.953 g/mol