KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 126 · KROK (Dentistry)
For infection prevention a patient who underwent appendectomy was prescribed a cephalosporin antibiotic. Antimicrobial activity of these antibiotics is called forth by the disturbance of the following process:
- A. Ribosomal protein synthesis
- B. Nucleic acid synthesis
- C. Energy metabolism
- D. Microbial wall formation
- E. Cholinesterase block
Hint
Cephalosporins belong to the beta-lactam group, so think about which bacterial structure beta-lactams prevent from being cross-linked.
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