Antibiotic Classes

Cell wall synthesis inhibitors

Beta lactams

• Penicillins - relatively narrow spectrum
• Cephalosporins
• Carbapenems
• Monobactams

Glycopeptides - gram +ve only

• Vancomysin

Cell membrane

• Daptomycin - gram +ve
• Colistin

Bacterial protein synthesis inhibitors

• Tetracycline, doxycycline
• Macrolides - erythromycin
• Aminoglycosides - gentamicin
• Oxazolidinones
• Mupirocin

Bacterial nucleic acid synthesis inhibitors

• Fluoroquinolones
• Sulfonamides
• Trimethoprim - folate antagonist

RNA synthesis

• Rifampicin - TB treatment