Minocycline

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Minocycline is a Pharmaceutical Antibiotic from the Tetracyclines class.  It is the most Lipid-soluble of the Tetracyclines.


Standard Medical Usage of Minocycline

Immune System

 Minocycline kills some types of Bacteria - Detrimental including:

 Enterobacter aerogenes

 Escherichia coli

 Mycoplasma species including:

 Mycoplasma pneumoniae

 Propionibacterium acnes

 Staphylococcus aureus (including some of the strains of Staphylococcus aureus that are resistant to other Tetracyclines)

 Vibrio cholerae

 Minocycline is sometimes employed in the treatment of some types of Protozoa - Detrimental infections including those due to:

 Entamoeba histolytica

 Plasmodium falciparum (the cause of one type of Malaria)

Musculoskeletal System

 Minocycline (200 mg per day administered as two x 100 mg doses) may (in some cases) cause the remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis (due to its ability to kill the Detrimental Mycoplasma Bacteria that are speculated to cause Rheumatoid Arthritis).  [1] 

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