How do Antibiotics work?
Channel: InfoSporidium
Date: 2017-12-21

What is Penicillin? How do the most common antibiotics work?

*This information is not intended for medical use. The information presented is a simplification of medical concepts for the general population, so certain topics may be generalized and oversimplified for better understanding for those not within the medical field.*

-Clarification on Penicillin coverage of gram negatives: Only *Certain* penicillin class antibiotics can work on Gram negatives (antipseudomonals, cephalosporins, etc.). Penicillin itself can only work on certain gram negative cocci (N. meningitidis).