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Q12 Single choice

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

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