Bactericidals kill bacteria directly, whereas bacteriostatics prevent them from dividing.
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.
[1] 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.