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A 24-year-old female comes to the physician due to urinary frequency and burning with urination. She is diagnosed with a urinary tract infection and prescribed ciprofloxacin. The mechanism of action o
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Principles of Therapeutics
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A 24-year-old female comes to the physician due to urinary frequency and burning with urination. She is diagnosed with a urinary tract infection and prescribed ciprofloxacin. The mechanism of action of ciprofloxacin is by
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- Acreation of transmembrane channels
- Binhibition of cell wall synthesis
- Cinhibition of dihydrofolate reductase
- Dinhibition of DNA gyrase
- Einhibition of protein synthesis
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