Why Are Signs and Symptoms Not Quickly Resolved in a Person

question 50

Multiple Choice

Why are signs and symptoms not quickly resolved in a person with tetanus when they are given antibiotics? 

• A) Clostridium tetani is an acid-fast organism; it thus has a waxy cell wall that prevents antibiotics from entering the cell.
• B) Antibiotics will prevent the production of additional tetanospasmin but will not repair nerves already damaged by the toxin.
• C) The antibiotics are given prophylactically, to prevent secondary infections. Nerves damaged by tetanospasmin need time to repair.
• D) Clostridium tetani is resistant to most antibiotics; treatment thus involves several weeks of combined antibiotic therapy.
• E) Clostridium tetani is an acid-fast organism; it thus has a slow generation time, so it takes several weeks for an antibiotic to be effective in killing the cells.

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