Figure 1.

Scheme of the mechanisms of action of ceftazidime and tobramycin. This image illustrates the mechanism of action of the antibiotics ceftazidime and tobramycin. The arrows originate from the bacterial cell and point towards a zoomed-in view of the cell wall and the nucleus. The arrow pointing towards the cell wall indicates the inhibitory action of ceftazidime on cell wall synthesis, as represented by the “X”. The arrow pointing towards the nucleus indicates the inhibitory action of tobramycin on protein synthesis, also represented by the “X”. Created by the authors in Biorender.