Antibiotics Mechanism

Topoisomerase inhibitors

Quinolones

Antifolates

Trimethropin

Sulfonamides

Cell wall disruption

Beta-lactam

Penicillins

Cephalosporins

1st gen

cefazolin

2nd gen

cefuroxime

3rd gen

ceftriaxone

4th gen

cefepime

5th gen

Monobactams

Carbapenems

Beta-lactamase inhibitors

Glycopeptides

Vancomycin

Polymyxins

Protein synthesis inhibitors

30S subunit

Tetracyclines

Chloramphenicol

Aminoglycosides

50S subunit

Macrolides

Lincosamides

Clindamycin

Nucleic Acid inhibitors

Nitrofurantoin

Imidazoles

Tinidazole

Metronidazole