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Aminoglycosides, such as streptomycin and kanamycin, inhibit bacterial protein synthesis, leading to cell death.
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b
Aminoglycosides -- disrupt bacterial cell wall
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Quinolones interfere with bacterial DNA replication and transcription (e.g., target DNA gyrase). An example of a quinolone is ciprofloxacin.
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d
Quinolones -- inhibit cell wall synthesis
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Beta-lactam antibiotics such as penicillin act by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis.
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e
Beta-lactams -- inhibit bacterial RNA synthesis
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Tetracyclines such as doxycycline act by inhibiting the synthesis of bacterial proteins through ribosomal interference, preventing bacterial growth.
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a
Tetracyclines -- interfere with prokaryotic ribosomes
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Glycopeptides such as vancomycin act by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis.
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Glycopeptides -- target prokaryotic DNA gyrase
Concept
Chapter
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Conjunctivitis
Topic
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Infectious Diseases
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A 13-year-old girl presents to her GP with a unilateral red, painful eye with serous-like discharge. The GP suspects that this is a case of bacterial conjunctivitis and prescribes chloramphenicol.

Which of the following antibiotics is correctly matched to its mechanism of action?
a