Why Would It Be Reasonable to Treat Strep Throat but Not

question 37

Multiple Choice

Why would it be reasonable to treat strep throat but not diphtheria with antibacterial antibiotics?

• A) The signs and symptoms of diphtheria are mostly caused by the exotoxin produced by the causative agent. An antibiotic won't affect the exotoxin.
• B) The signs and symptoms of strep throat are mostly from the exotoxin produced by the causative agent. An antibiotic effectively eliminates these exotoxins.
• C) The causative agent of diphtheria is a virus, not a bacterium. The drug would have no effect against this infectious agent.
• D) There are no antibiotics that have proven effective against the bacterium that causes diphtheria.
• E) The causative agent of diphtheria is pleomorphic and does not have a cell wall. There are thus no antibiotics that would be effective against this organism.

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