Why Should Antibiotics Not Be Given to a Patient with Escherichia

question 7

Multiple Choice

Why should antibiotics not be given to a patient with Escherichia coli O157:H7?

• A) This pathotype is part of the normal digestive tract of humans.
• B) Antibiotics tend to act as a hapten with this infection and are likely to cause an allergic response.
• C) This is not a bacterium, and therefore antibiotics would be ineffective.
• D) This pathotype is only found in cattle and does not infect humans.
• E) Antibiotics do not reduce disease and may precipitate HUS.

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