A nurse assisting a nursing student with medications asks the student to describe how penicillins (PCNs) work to treat bacterial infections. The student is correct in responding that penicillins:
A) disinhibit transpeptidases.
B) disrupt bacterial cell wall synthesis.
C) inhibit autolysins.
D) inhibit host cell wall function.
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