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Table 1.

The list of antibiotics, classes and their mechanism.¹⁰³

Antibiotic class	Mechanism of action	Drug
Penicillins	Bacterial cell wall synthesis inhibition	Ticarcillin
Penicillin/Beta-lactamase inhibitor	Bacterial cell wall synthesis inhibition	Ticarcillin/Clavulanic acid
Penicillin/Beta-lactamase inhibitor	Bacterial cell wall synthesis inhibition	Piperacillin/Tazobactam
Cephalosporins	Bacterial cell wall synthesis inhibition	Ceftazidime
Cephalosporins	Bacterial cell wall synthesis inhibition	Cefepime
Monobactams	Bacterial cell wall synthesis inhibition	Aztreonam
Carbapenems	Bacterial cell wall synthesis inhibition	Imipenem
		Meropenem
		Doripenem
Fluoroquinolones	Block of DNA synthesis	Ciprofloxacin
		Levofloxacin
		Ofloxacin
Aminoglycosides	Protein synthesis inhibition	Gentamycin
		Tobramycin
		Amikacin