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Which of the following antibiotics is bacteriostatic rather than bactericidal (standard NCERT classification)?

  1. AOfloxacin
  2. BAminoglycosides
  3. CChloramphenicol
  4. DPenicillin

Answer: C

A bacteriostatic antibiotic inhibits the growth of bacteria without killing them. Chloramphenicol is bacteriostatic, whereas ofloxacin, penicillin and the aminoglycosides kill the organisms and are bactericidal.
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