RT Book, Section A1 Petri, William A. A2 Brunton, Laurence L. A2 Chabner, Bruce A. A2 Knollmann, Björn C. SR Print(0) ID 1127870662 T1 Penicillins, Cephalosporins, and Other β-Lactam Antibiotics T2 Goodman & Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 12e YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071624428 LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1127870662 RD 2023/05/30 AB The β-lactam antibiotics are useful and frequently prescribed antimicrobial agents that share a common structure and mechanism of action: inhibition of synthesis of the bacterial peptidoglycan cell wall. The group includes penicillins, cephalosporins, and carbapenems.