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Antibiotics work by interfering with the bacterial cell wall to prevent growth and replication of the bacteria. Human cells do not have cell walls, but many types of bacteria do, and so antibiotics can target bacteria without harming human cells. More @Wikipedia
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- How do antibiotics work to kill bacteria? - Drugs.comAntibiotics work by interfering with the bacterial cell wall to prevent growth and replication of the bacteria. Human cells do not have cell walls, but many types of bacteria do, and so antibiotics can target bacteria without harming human cells.
- Bactrim & Bactrim DS: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects - Drugs.comBactrim is made up of two drugs: sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. It belongs to the class of medications known as sulfonamide antibiotics. Bactrim stops the growth of certain types of bacteria that cause infections. It blocks two steps in the production of proteins and nucleic acids that bacteria need to survive.
- Doxycycline: 7 things you should know - Drugs.comDoxycycline is an antibiotic that may be used to treat a wide range of infections caused by susceptible gram-negative, gram-positive, anaerobic, and other bacteria. Doxycycline is derived from oxytetracycline which was first manufactured in the 1950s and works by inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis by binding to a ribosomal subunit ...
- Amoxicillin: 7 things you should know - Drugs.comStaphylococci bacteria that are resistant to methicillin/oxacillin should be considered resistant to amoxicillin as well. Severe diarrhea associated with Clostridium difficile is a potential side effect of almost all antibacterial agents, including amoxicillin.
- Metronidazole: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Warnings - Drugs.comAnaerobic bacterial infections (infections caused by bacteria that do not need oxygen to survive). Metronidazole is thought to work by first diffusing into the cytoplasm of the anaerobic bacteria where it is then activated and reduced into a short-lived nitroso free radical which can interact with DNA, causing a loss of the helical DNA ...
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