| Antimicrobial drugs acting extracellularly |
i. Cell wall synthesis inhibitors
Beta-lactams (penicillin, cephem, carbapenem, and monobactam)
ii. Cell membrane dysfunction drugs
Cyclic peptides (polymixin and bacitracin) |
| Antimicrobial drugs acting intracellularly |
iii. Nucleic acid dysfunction drugs:
Quinolones and rifamycin
iv. Protein synthesis inhibitors:
Macrolides, tetracycline, aminoglycosides and chloramphenicol
v. Folic acid synthesis inhibitor:
Sulfa drugs, trimethoprim and ST combination drug |
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