After 2 weeks of antibiotics, the patient seems greatly improved and you discharge the patiel However in 1 week, the patient returns, obviously still suffering with inhalation anthrax. If the antibiotic you chose was based on antibiotic sensitivity tests, what would be the best explanation for the lack of treatment success?
After 2 weeks of antibiotics, the patient seems greatly improved and you discharge the patiel However in 1 week, the patient returns, obviously still suffering with inhalation anthrax. If the antibiotic you chose was based on antibiotic sensitivity tests, what would be the best explanation for the lack of treatment success?
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Transcribed Image Text:Bonus: You are treating a patient with inhalation anthrax with antibiotics.
After 2 weeks of antibiotics, the patient seems greatly improved and you discharge the patient.
However in 1 week, the patient returns, obviously still suffering with inhalation anthrax.
If the antibiotic you chose was based on antibiotic sensitivity tests, what would be the best
explanation for the lack of treatment success?
Bacillus anthracis_makes endospores which are resistant to all antibiotics
O the outer membrane of the pathogen cell wall inhibited diffusion of the antibiotic into the cll
O the antibioitc you chose could not cross the cell wall of the pathogen
O the pathogen has a thick layer of peptidoglycan which prevent diffusion of the antibiotic into the cell
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