2007-12-23 04:12:52 · 3 answers · asked by S i r i 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
do you mean "stronger" in terms of spectrum of activity?
in terms of spectrum of activity, ampicillin has wider antibac spectrum than that of the natural penicillins: aside from gram-positive cocci and gram-negative cocci, ampicillin is also effective against gram-negative rods. ampicillin is actually the first member of the aminopenicillin group also known as broad-spectrum penicillins.
2007-12-23 08:23:56 · answer #1 · answered by isolde 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your question seems to be a sensible one, but in actuality it isn't. For many germs, the two are roughly equivalent, but for others one will work when the other doesn't. The two tend to be passed out like water, with little thought in many cases, but in actuality what they do with different organisms is somewhat complex, and which to chose for a given infection is based more on the organisms one expects to be treating compared to the spectrum of organisms those drugs tend to be good at treating rather than one just being inherently better than the other.
2007-12-23 06:23:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ampicillin is a semisynthetic penicillin, so it is either as effective as penicillin or is stronger.
2007-12-23 06:00:29 · answer #3 · answered by smile 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋