HY USMLE Q #619 – Micro/Pharm

A 42-year-old woman comes to the physician for a 2-week history of non-productive cough. She was prescribed azithromycin one week ago but there has been no effect. She has no past medical history. Temperature is 100 F. She lives in Ohio and frequently goes to the park to feed the pigeons. The most appropriate pharmacologic therapy has which of the following mechanisms of action?

Inhibition of 30S
Inhibition of 50S
Inhibition of β-glucan carbohydrate synthesis
Formation of membrane pores
P-450-mediated demethylation disruption