Are penicillins bacteriostatic or bactericidal? Understanding a Powerful Antibiotic Class
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First isolated by Alexander Fleming in 1928, penicillin was a groundbreaking discovery in medicine, but a common question remains: Are penicillins bacteriostatic or bactericidal?. The answer is that penicillins are definitively bactericidal, meaning they directly kill bacteria rather than merely inhibiting their growth. This powerful killing action is what makes them so effective against bacterial infections.
