Chloramphenicol can cause_____________?
Correct answer: D. B & C
- A. Staining of teeth
- B. Aplastic anaemia
- C. Bone marrow suppression
- D. B & C
Explanation
Chloramphenicol inhibits mitochondrial protein synthesis in haemopoietic cells, causing dose-related bone-marrow suppression and, rarely, fatal aplastic anaemia. Tooth staining is classically associated with tetracyclines, not chloramphenicol.
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