In Which of the Following Situations Might a Bacteriostatic Drug

question 6

Multiple Choice

In which of the following situations might a bacteriostatic drug be preferable to a bactericidal drug?

• A) when a patient is infected with an unknown pathogen
• B) when the patient is immunocompromised
• C) when antibiotics are being used prophylactically
• D) when an infection is in a well-oxygenated region of the body
• E) when Gram-negative bacteria have infected an ordinarily sterile region of the body

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