You Have Given a Dosage of an Antibiotic to a Patient

question 53

Multiple Choice

You have given a dosage of an antibiotic to a patient for his infection, but the patient is not getting any better.The MIC tests shows that the drug that you prescribed, at the dosage that was given, should work against this particular strain of bacterium.What do you think might be the problem?

• A)The drug might be broken down in the patient's body before it can have its full effect on the bacterium.
• B)The patient is resistant to the drug.
• C)The bacterium is immune to the chemical effects of the drug.
• D)The drug was improperly made at the pharmaceutical company, so is no longer effective.

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