ID Board Review/Antimicrobial Therapy/Antibacterials

=Cell Wall and Envelope Inhibition=

/β-Lactams/

 * Carbapenems
 * Cephalosporins
 * Monobactams (i.e. Aztreonam)
 * Penicillins

/Polypeptides/

 * Glycopeptides
 * Glycolipopeptides and Lipopeptides

=Protein Synthesis Inhibition=

/30S Inhibitors/

 * Aminoglycosides
 * Tetracyclines

/50S Inhibitors/

 * Oxazolidinones
 * Lincosamides
 * Macrolides
 * Streptogramins

=Nucleic Acid Inhibition=

/Quinolones/

 * Fluoroquinolones

/Anaerobic DNA Inhibition/

 * Nitroimidazoles

/Bacterial Dependent RNA Synthesis Inhibition/

 * Rifamycins


 * Lipiarmycins

=Miscellaneous=
 * Non-sulfonamide (sulfa drug), Non-trimethoprim urinary tract agents
 * Topical antibacterials
 * Other routes of administration

=/Antipseudomonal/= =/Anti-MRSA/=