Knowing how do Antibiotics work and fight the infection is an important step for treatment. Resistance is emerging rapidly to most classes and we have to control the use of Antibiotics and avoid misuse or overuse in both community and healthcare society.
So for different classes of Antibiotics, a quick tips for how they work in terms of mode of action:
Inhibit protein synthesis
Inhibit cell wall synthesis
Inhibit DNA synthesis
Inhibit Folic Acid synthesis
Inhibit RNA synthesis