These antibiotics are related to penicillin.
Bacteria may be gram-positive have thick cell wall or gram-negative do not have cell wall.
It allows holes to appear in the cell walls, which kills off the bacteria causing the infection.
Uses: -Standard treatment of bacterial meningitis caused by P aeruginosa -Adjunctive empiric treatment of penetrating head trauma and purulent meningitis with vancomycin caused by S aureus coagulase-negative staphylococci especially S epidermidis , aerobic gram-negative bacilli e.
May be lethal if given before Ca:P levels are normalized.
It is not recommended in people who have had previous to a.