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A 28-year old prison inmate presents with a 7-day history of productive cough, malaise, headache, and low-grade subjective fever. He denies shortness of breath, night sweats, or weight loss. He also mentions another inmate having similar symptoms. His current temperature is 99.8 F (37.7 C), and he is hemodynamically stable. Chest auscultation reveals bilateral crackles and wheezes. On skin examination, erythematous, macular, target-like lesions are noted on the upper chest and arms bilaterally. There is no mucosal involvement. Lab work includes a hemoglobin level of 10.9 g/dl and a leukocyte count of 12000 cells/mm3. Chest x-ray shows bilateral peribronchial and perivascular interstitial infiltrates, airspace consolidation, and reticulonodular opacification. What the mechanism of action of the most appropriate treatment for this patient?
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