Pharmacology · single question
All of the following antibiotics are bactericidal EXCEPT one. Which is the EXCEPTION?
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Correct answer: D. Doxycycline
- A. INCORRECT. Cephalexin (a cephalosporin) is bactericidal.
- B. INCORRECT. Amoxicillin is bactericidal.
- C. INCORRECT. Penicillin is bactericidal.
- D. CORRECT. Doxycycline, a tetracycline, is bacteriostatic, not bactericidal.