NCIt definition : A broad-spectrum, semi-synthetic, beta-lactam, penicillin antibiotic with bactericidal
and beta-lactamase resistant activity. Dicloxacillin binds to penicillin binding proteins
(PBP) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall. It also inhibits the
cross-linkage of peptidoglycan, a critical component of bacterial cell walls. This
leads to the inhibition of bacterial cell wall synthesis and eventually causes cell
lysis.;