Antibiotic Susceptibility Tests are conducted in microbiological laboratories to study the effect of an antibiotic on the growth of a microbe. The most common method to study antibiotic susceptibility includes the Kirby-Bauer Method. In this method, small discs saturated with antibiotic is placed on the plate containing the bacteria. A zone of inhibition of growth around the disc is observed to study the susceptibility of the microbe to the antibiotic. Clotrimazole is a product by Micromaster. This drug is an antifungal antibiotic. It is administered for the treatment of vaginal yeast infections, pityriasis, diaper rash, oral thrush, ringworm, etc. The drug exerts antifungal activity on single cell of fungus. It alters the cell wall permeability of the fungus. It prevents the synthesis of ergosterol and other essential components required for fungal cell membrane synthesis. It achieves this action by binding to the phospholipids in the cell membrane. The drug may be classified as fungistatic or fungicidal.

Specifications:

Product name: Clotrimazole

Brand: Micromaster

Molecular formula: C22H17ClN2

Molecular mass: 344.837 g/mol