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Block Cell Wall synthesis by inhibition of peptidoglycan cross-linking |
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Penicillin, Ampicillin, Ticarcillin, Piperacillin, Imipenem, Aztreonam, Cephalosporins |
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Block peptidoglycan synthesis |
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Disrupt bacterial cell membranes |
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Block nucleotide synthesis |
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Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim |
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Block protein synthesis at 50S ribosomal subunit |
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Chloramphenicol, Macrolides, Clindamycin, Streptogramins (Quinupristin, Dalfopristin), Linezolid |
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Block protein synthesis at the 30S ribosomal subunit |
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Aminoglycosides, Tetracyclines |
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Bacteriostatic vs. Bactericidal Antibiotics |
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1. Bacteriostatic: Erythromycin, Clindamycin, Sulfamethoxazole, Trimethoprim, Tetracyclines, Chloramphenicol
"We're ECSTaTiC about bacteriostatics!"
2. Bacteriocidal: Vancomycin, Fluoroquinolones, Penicillin, Aminoglycosides, Cephalosporins, Metronidazole
"Very, Finely Proficient At Cell Murder" |
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