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Cephems are a sub-group of beta-lactam antibiotics including cephalosporins and cephamycins.^[1]

[edit] References

^ "medscape.com". http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/464632_2. Retrieved 2008-12-29.

Antibacterials : cell envelope antibiotics (J01C-J01D)

Internal to membrane (inhibiting peptidoglycan subunit synthesis and transport)

NAM synthesis inhibitors (Fosfomycin) · DADAL/AR inhibitors (Cycloserine) · bactoprenol inhibitors (Bacitracin)

Glycopeptide (inhibiting PG chain elongation)

Vancomycin¹ (Oritavancin · Telavancin) · Teicoplanin (Dalbavancin) · Ramoplanin

β-lactams
(inhibiting cross-links with PBP)

Penicillins (penams)

Extended
spectrum

Aminopenicillins	Amoxicillin¹

Ampicillin¹	Pivampicillin · Hetacillin · Bacampicillin · Metampicillin · Talampicillin) · Epicillin

Carboxypenicillins	Carbenicillin (Carindacillin) · Ticarcillin · Temocillin

Ureidopenicillins	Azlocillin · Piperacillin · Mezlocillin

Others	Mecillinam (Pivmecillinam) · Sulbenicillin

Narrow
spectrum

β-lactamase
sensitive

Benzylpenicillin (G)¹	Clometocillin · Benzathine benzylpenicillin¹ · Procaine benzylpenicillin¹ · Azidocillin · Penamecillin

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (V)¹	Propicillin · Benzathine phenoxymethylpenicillin · Pheneticillin

β-lactamase
resistant

Cloxacillin¹ (Dicloxacillin · Flucloxacillin) · Oxacillin · Meticillin · Nafcillin

Penems

Faropenem

Carbapenems

Biapenem · Doripenem · Ertapenem · Imipenem · Meropenem · Panipenem

Cephalosporins (cephems) by generation

First (P Ec K)	Cefazolin¹ · Cefacetrile · Cefadroxil · Cefalexin · Cefaloglycin · Cefalonium · Cefaloridine · Cefalotin · Cefapirin · Cefatrizine · Cefazedone · Cefazaflur · Cefradine · Cefroxadine · Ceftezole

Second (H E N)	Cefaclor · Cefamandole · Cefminox · Cefonicid · Ceforanide · Cefotiam · Cefprozil · Cefbuperazone · Cefuroxime · Cefuzonam · cephamycin (Cefoxitin · Cefotetan · Cefmetazole) · carbacephem (Loracarbef)

Third	Cefixime¹ · Ceftazidime¹ · Ceftriaxone¹ · Cefcapene · Cefdaloxime · Cefdinir · Cefditoren · Cefetamet · Cefmenoxime · Cefodizime · Cefoperazone · Cefotaxime · Cefpimizole · Cefpiramide · Cefpodoxime · Cefsulodin · Cefteram · Ceftibuten · Ceftiolene · Ceftizoxime · oxacephem (Flomoxef · Latamoxef³)

Fourth	Cefepime · Cefozopran · Cefpirome · Cefquinome

Fifth	Ceftobiprole

Veterinary	Ceftiofur · Cefquinome · Cefovecin¹

Monobactams

Aztreonam · Tigemonam

β-lactamase inhibitors

penam (Sulbactam · Tazobactam) · clavam (Clavulanic acid)

Combinations

Co-amoxiclav (Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid)¹ · Imipenem/cilastatin¹ · Ampicillin/sulbactam (Sultamicillin) · Piperacillin/tazobactam

Other

polymyxins/detergent (Colistin · Polymyxin B) · depolarizing (Daptomycin) · hydrolyzing NAM-NAG (Lysozyme)

¹ WHO-EM · ² Withdrawn · ³ Clinical trial phase III · ⁴ Did not reach clinical trial phase III

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