Metronidazole
General Spectrum of Activity

General Spectrum of Activity

Gram positive

  • No Gram positive aerobes

Gram negative

  • No Gram negative aerobes

Anaerobic

  • Most including:
    • Bacteroides fragilis
    • Clostridia including C. difficile
  • Excluding:
    • Propionibacterium acnes

Other

  • H. pylori
  • Anaerobic protazoa - Entamoeba
  • Giardia
  • Trichomonas