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==Mechanism of Action==
 
==Mechanism of Action==
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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'''.
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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''' and time dependent killers.
    
==Spectrum of Activity==
 
==Spectrum of Activity==
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