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| − | Cephalosporins are '''beta-lactams''' just like [[penicillins]] and work by disrupting the peptidoglycan in the cell wall of bacteria. As such they are '''bacteriocidal'''. | + | Cephalosporins are '''beta-lactams''' just like [[penicillins]] and work by disrupting the peptidoglycan in the cell wall of bacteria. As such they are '''bacteriocidal''' and time dependent killers. |
==Spectrum of Activity== | ==Spectrum of Activity== | ||
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Mechanism of Action
Cephalosporins are beta-lactams just like penicillins and work by disrupting the peptidoglycan in the cell wall of bacteria. As such they are bacteriocidal and time dependent killers.