A nurse assisting a nursing student with medications asks the student to describe how penicillins (PCNs) work to treat bacterial infections. The student is correct in responding that penicillins:
a. disinhibit transpeptidases.
b. disrupt bacterial cell wall synthesis.
c. inhibit autolysins.
d. inhibit host cell wall function.
B
PCNs weaken the cell wall, causing bacteria to take up excessive amounts of water and subse-quently rupture. PCNs inhibit transpeptidases and disinhibit autolysins. PCNs do not affect the cell walls of the host.
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