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The following are broad spectrum drugs that act on bacteria by inhibiting it's protein synthesis(1 Point)Chloramphenicol, ketolides, mupirocin, tetracyclinesClindamycin, erythromycin and other macrolides, linezolid, streptograminsAminoglycosides, clindamycin, erythromycin and other macrolides,

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The following are broad spectrum drugs that act on bacteria by inhibiting it's protein synthesis(1 Point)Chloramphenicol, ketolides, mupirocin, tetracyclinesClindamycin, erythromycin and other macrolides, linezolid, streptograminsAminoglycosides, clindamycin, erythromycin and other macrolides,

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The text you provided is a list of broad-spectrum antibiotics that inhibit bacterial protein synthesis. Here's a breakdown:

  1. Chloramphenicol, ketolides, mupirocin, tetracyclines: These are all broad-spectrum antibiotics. Chloramphenicol and tetracyclines work by binding to the bacterial ribosome, inhibiting protein synthesis. Ketolides are a type of macrolide antibiotic that also inhibit protein synthesis. Mupirocin is a bit different; it inhibits an enzyme necessary for bacterial protein and RNA synthesis.

  2. Clindamycin, erythromycin and other macrolides, linezolid, streptogramins: These are also broad-spectrum antibiotics that inhibit protein synthesis. Clindamycin is a lincosamide antibiotic, erythromycin is a macrolide, linezolid is an oxazolidinone, and streptogramins are a class of antibiotics that include quinupristin and dalfopristin.

  3. Aminoglycosides, clindamycin, erythromycin and other macrolides: Aminoglycosides are a class of antibiotics that includes drugs like gentamicin and tobramycin. Like the others, they inhibit protein synthesis. Clindamycin and erythromycin, as mentioned before, are also protein synthesis inhibitors.

In summary, all of these drugs work by inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis, making them effective broad-spectrum antibiotics.

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