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 The Beta-lactam antibiotics are a broad class of antibiotics that includes the penicillins and the cephalosporins. Ceftriaxone (Rocephin), a cephalosporin, is sometimes given intravenously to patients with Lyme disease. The Beta-lactam antibiotics are a broad class of antibiotics that includes the penicillins and the cephalosporins. Ceftriaxone (Rocephin), a cephalosporin, is sometimes given intravenously to patients with Lyme disease.
  
-The Beta-lactams are ineffective against the pathogens which cause chronic disease and actually foster the growth of L-form bacteria.+The Beta-lactams are ineffective against the pathogens which cause chronic disease as they can't enter into human cells,(({{pubmed>long:21297670}})) but perhaps more importantly actually foster the growth of L-form bacteria.
  
 Patients who are offered penicillin antibiotics to treat strep or other acute infections should ask for an alternative such as claforan (Cefotaxime). Patients who are offered penicillin antibiotics to treat strep or other acute infections should ask for an alternative such as claforan (Cefotaxime).
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 ===== Penicillins including amoxicillin ===== ===== Penicillins including amoxicillin =====
  
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 ===== Notes and comments ===== ===== Notes and comments =====
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 +FDA restricts use of cephalosporin antibiotics in livestock saying it contributes to drug-resistant bacteria in humans. http://nyti.ms/yhomPV
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