A "Shotgun" Approach to Antimicrobial Therapy Involves

question 20

Multiple Choice

A "shotgun" approach to antimicrobial therapy involves

• A)giving a narrow-spectrum drug.
• B)culturing the pathogen and identifying it.
• C)performing the disk diffusion assay.
• D)using a broad-spectrum drug so that the chance of killing the pathogen is greater.
• E)using antiviral and antibiotic drugs in combination.

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