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A 2-year-old infant is diagnosed with meningitis. A lumbar puncture reveals numerous neutrophils and gram-positive cocci in pairs that appear encapsulated. She is admitted to the hospital and started on intravenous (IV) b-lactams. Which of the following targets would most likely play a role in the development of resistance to this antibiotic in the most likely etiologic agent of this child’s meningitis?

ABactoprenol
BDNA gyrase
CPenicillin-binding protein
DReverse transcriptase
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