Cephalosporins will have ceph or cef somewhere in the generic name. Both penicillins and cephalosporins block synthesis of the cell wall. If you answered bacteriocidal, you are correct. Without the integrity of the cell wall, contents leak out and the cell dies. Penicillin G is the most common intravenous antibiotic given.
Penicillins are also the antibiotic type with the most frequent allergic reaction.
B. This means that they are relatively safe in pregnancy. They may, however, be excreted in breast milk. One of the points to remember with the cephalosporins is the four generations of agents in this class. The patient has meningitis and the culture of spinal tap fluid indicates Neisseria meningidis. The patient has a lower respiratory infection.