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What are the major antibiotic drug classes - answer - Beta-lactams: penicillins

Beta-lactams: Cephalosporins

fluoroquinolones

tetracyclines and macrolides

sulfonamides, trimethoprim, &nitrofurantoin



What is the primary goal of antibiotic therapy - answer - kill bacteria without harming host tissue



Bactericidal antibiotics - answer - directly kill bacteria



bacteriostatic antibiotics - answer - Antibiotics that do not actu...