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What is the mode of action of Dequalinium chloride (DQC)?
What is the mode of action of Dequalinium chloride (DQC)?
- It increases cell permeability
- It increases bacterial enzyme activity
- It decreases cell permeability
- It decreases bacterial enzyme activity (correct)
What is the efficacy of DQC in treating vaginal infections?
What is the efficacy of DQC in treating vaginal infections?
- It exhibits a slow bactericidal and fungicidal action
- It exhibits a rapid bactericidal and slow fungicidal action
- It exhibits a slow bactericidal and rapid fungicidal action
- It exhibits a rapid bactericidal and fungicidal action (correct)
What is the systemic exposure of DQC when applied vaginally?
What is the systemic exposure of DQC when applied vaginally?
- It results in low local concentration and negligible systemic exposure
- It results in high local concentration and high systemic exposure
- It results in high local concentration and negligible systemic exposure (correct)
- It results in low local concentration and high systemic exposure
