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Which of the following is a bactericidal antibiotic Ofloxacin Tetracycline Chloroamphenicol Erthromycin

A

Ofloxacin

B

Tetracycline

C

Chloroamphenicol

D

Erthromycin

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Bactericidal antibiotics are those that can kill bacteria mainly by inhibiting cell wall synthesis, while bacteriostatic antibiotics are those that inhibit the growth of bacteria by interfering with their growth and metabolism. Tetracycline, chloramphenicol and erythromycin are bacteriostatic antibiotics, while cephalosporin and ofloxacin is bactericidal anitbiotic.
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