The following is a list of antibiotics. The highest division between antibiotics is bactericidal and bacteriostatic. Bactericidals kill bacteria directly, whereas bacteriostatics prevent them from dividing. However, these classifications are based on laboratory behavior. The development of antibiotics has had a profound effect on the health of people for many years. Also, both people and animals have used antibiotics to treat infections and diseases. In practice, both treat bacterial infections.
The following are lists of antibiotics for specific microbial coverage (not an exhaustive list):
Antibiotics that cover methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA):
Antibiotics that cover Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
Certain cephalosporins, cephalosporin-beta-lactamase-inhibitor combinations, and new siderophore cephalosporins.
Certain penicillins:
Certain carbapenems and carbapenem-beta-lactamase-inhibitors combinations:
Others:
Antibiotics that usually have activity against vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE):
Antibiotics with less reliable but occasional (depending on isolate and subspecies) activity:
See also pathogenic bacteria for a list of antibiotics sorted by target bacteria.
<small>Note: (Bs): Bacteriostatic</small>
These are antibiotic candidates, and known antibiotics that are not yet mass-produced.