penicillin was the first antibiotic discovered. Alexander Fleming discovered it in 1928. It was used widely during World War II. However, the sulfonamides were the first antibiotic class used clinically (in the 1930's). The discovery of antibiotics revolutionized medicine by making once-deadly infections treatable. There are now hundreds of antibiotics, classified into several categories. These antibiotic classes include:
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