Tag: Aureomycin

Discovered in 1945 from a soil mold, Aureomycin was the very first tetracycline antibiotic identified [1.7.4, 1.3.1]. To answer the question, **is Aureomycin an antibiotic?**—yes, it is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that revolutionized the treatment of numerous bacterial infections [1.7.2].

The discovery of the antibiotic chlortetracycline, the active ingredient in aureomicina, was a landmark in medicine in 1948. Today, the use of aureomicina cream and ointment, primarily containing chlortetracycline, is centered on treating specific bacterial infections affecting the skin and eyes.