Which of the Following Statements Is True of Selective Toxicity

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of selective toxicity?

• A) To be effective, an antimicrobial agent must be more toxic to the patient than the pathogen.
• B) Selective toxicity takes advantage of metabolic differences between host and pathogen.
• C) Antimicrobial agents must target structural differences between host and pathogen and be more toxic to the patient than the pathogen.
• D) Selective toxicity takes advantage of structural and/or metabolic differences between host and pathogen.
• E) Selective toxicity takes advantage of structural differences between host and pathogen.

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