Which type of antibiotic drug does NOT cause a bacterium to die by interfering with the structure of its cell wall?
A) carbapenem antibiotic drugs
B) cephalosporin antibiotic drugs
C) fluoroquinolone antibiotic drugs
D) monobactam antibiotic drugs
Answer: C
A) Carbapenem antibiotic drugs DO disrupt the cell wall around a bacterium.
B) Cephalosporin antibiotic drugs DO disrupt the cell wall around a bacterium.
C) These drugs inhibit an enzyme essential to bacterial DNA reproduction.
D) Monobactam antibiotic drugs DO disrupt the cell wall of the bacterium.
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