Antibiotic substance | Type | Mechanism of action | Target group | Concentrations applied (μg/ml) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid | β-Lactam antibiotic (penicillin) and β-lactamase inhibitor | Inhibits cell wall synthesis; bactericidal against growing bacteria | Gram+ and Gram− bacteria | 0.016−256 |
Ampicillin | β-Lactam antibiotic penicillin | Inhibits cell wall synthesis; bactericidal against growing bacteria | Gram+ and Gram− bacteria | 0.016−256 |
Cefotaxime | β-Lactam antibiotic; cephalosporin | Inhibits cell wall synthesis; bactericidal against growing bacteria | Gram+ and Gram− bacteria | 0.016−256 |
Ceftriaxone | β-Lactam antibiotic; cephalosporin | Inhibits cell wall synthesis; bactericidal against growing bacteria | Gram+ and Gram− bacteria | 0.016−256 |
Ciprofloxacin | Fluoroquinolone | Inhibits bacterial DNA gyrase; bactericidal | Gram+ and Gram− bacteria | 0.002−32 |
Clarithromycin | Macrolide | Inhibits protein synthesis; bacteriostatic | Gram+ and Gram− bacteria | 0.016−256 |
Clindamycin | Lincosamide | inhibits protein synthesis; bacteriostatic | Gram+ and anaerobic Gram− bacteria | 0.016−256 |
Colistin | Polypeptide antibiotic; polymyxin | Attacks cell membrane; bactericidal | Gram− bacteria | 0.016−256 |
Doxycycline | Polyketide antibiotic; tetracycline | inhibits protein synthesis; bacteriostatic; | Gram+ and Gram− bacteria | 0.016−256 |
Gentamicin | Aminoglycoside | inhibits protein synthesis; bactericidal | Gram− and some Gram+ bacteria | 0.016−256 |
Levofloxacin | Fluoroquinolone | Inhibits bacterial DNA gyrase; bactericidal | Gram+ and Gram− bacteria | 0.002−32 |
Linezolid | Oxazolidinone | inhibits protein synthesis; bacteriostatic | Gram+ bacteria | 0.016−256 |
Meropenem | β-Lactam antibiotic carbapenem | Inhibits cell wall synthesis; bactericidal against growing bacteria | Gram+ and Gram− bacteria | 0.002−32 |
Moxifloxacin | Fluoroquinolone | Inhibits bacterial DNA gyrase; bactericidal; | Gram+ and Gram− bacteria | 0.002−32 |
Penicillin G | β-Lactam antibiotic penicillin | Inhibits cell wall synthesis; bactericidal against growing bacteria | Gram+ bacteria | 0.016−256 |
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole | Dihydrofolate reductase inhibtor and sulfonamide | Inhibits tetrahydrofolate synthesis; bactericidal | Gram+ and Gram− bacteria | 0.002−32 |
Vancomycin | Glycopeptide antibiotic | Inhibits cell wall synthesis; bactericidal against growing bacteria | Gram+ bacteria | 0.016−256 |