A patient with multibacillary leprosy is on dapsone, clofazimine, and rifampin. Which of the following is true regarding
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 3:49 pm
A patient with multibacillary leprosy is on dapsone, clofazimine, and rifampin. Which of the following is true regarding the mechanism of action of the medications listed?
A. Dapsone is bacteriostatic because of its inhibitory effects on dihydrofolate reductase
B. Dapsone is bacteriostatic because of its inhibitory effects on myeloperoxidase
C. Clofazimine is bactericidal by directly inhibiting bacterial DNA polymerase
D. Rifampin is bacteriostatic by inhibiting RNA synthesis by blocking DNA-dependent RNA polymerase E. Rifampin is bactericidal by inhibiting RNA synthesis by blocking DNA-dependent RNA polymerase
A. Dapsone is bacteriostatic because of its inhibitory effects on dihydrofolate reductase
B. Dapsone is bacteriostatic because of its inhibitory effects on myeloperoxidase
C. Clofazimine is bactericidal by directly inhibiting bacterial DNA polymerase
D. Rifampin is bacteriostatic by inhibiting RNA synthesis by blocking DNA-dependent RNA polymerase E. Rifampin is bactericidal by inhibiting RNA synthesis by blocking DNA-dependent RNA polymerase