Your patient has a severe sore throat. A throat swab has allowed you to isolate the causative bacterium, which you subjected to a Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Test. For each of the antibiotics tested, you also know its therapeutic index. Which would be the best drug to use to treat your patient? O Highest MIC and largest therapeutic index O Lowest MIC and smallest therapeutic index O Highest MIC and smallest therapeutic index O Lowest MIC and largest therapeutic index

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Your patient has a severe sore throat. A throat swab has allowed you to isolate the causative bacterium, which you subjected to
a Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Test. For each of the antibiotics tested, you also know its therapeutic index. Whích would
be the best drug to use to treat your patient?
O Highest MIC and largest therapeutic index
O Lowest MIC and smallest therapeutic index
O Highest MIC and smallest therapeutic index
O Lowest MIC and largest therapeutic index
Transcribed Image Text:Your patient has a severe sore throat. A throat swab has allowed you to isolate the causative bacterium, which you subjected to a Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Test. For each of the antibiotics tested, you also know its therapeutic index. Whích would be the best drug to use to treat your patient? O Highest MIC and largest therapeutic index O Lowest MIC and smallest therapeutic index O Highest MIC and smallest therapeutic index O Lowest MIC and largest therapeutic index
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