Raw research findings for this medication. Mostly single studies, not curated or confirmed robust.
Antibiotics are medicines that kill bacteria or stop them from multiplying, by attacking structures human cells do not have, such as the bacterial cell wall or ribosome. The main groups include penicillins, cephalosporins, macrolides, tetracyclines, fluoroquinolones, aminoglycosides and sulfonamides. They do not work against viruses. This page collects studies on antibiotics as a group.
For antibiotics as a group there is little gene evidence; the few studies here looked at KCNE1 for heart rhythm effects and LGALS3. The firm gene links are for particular antibiotics: MT-RNR1 variants (in mitochondrial DNA) make hearing loss from aminoglycosides such as gentamicin much more likely, G6PD deficiency matters for nitrofurantoin and sulfonamides, and HLA variants for some hypersensitivity reactions. Those are covered on the pages of the individual medicines.
Every published finding on gene variants and Antibiotics. Upload your DNA file to see which of these rows apply to you.
PharmGKB weighs all studies of a variant and rates how strong the evidence is, from 1A (strongest) to 4.
LGALS3 rs11125: Level 3. Toxicity: Hypersensitivity. 1.
KCNE1 rs1805128: Level 3. Toxicity. 1.
Studies of how well it worked in people carrying a variant.
Study findings and evidence levels: PharmGKB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Guidelines: CPIC and DPWG, as bundled in PharmCAT. Most studies were done mainly in people of European ancestry.
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Not a prescribing recommendation. This page is educational information about pharmacogenomic research and clinical guidelines - it is not medical or dosing advice, and not a prediction of how any medication will work for you. Never start, stop, or change a medication or dose based on it; talk to your doctor or pharmacist, who can order clinical-grade testing if appropriate.
Content updated September 2026.
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