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Chapter 10, Problem 1CCS
Antibiotic Overkill
A young woman was taking antibiotic pills for a urinary infection. Several days into her course of medication, she began to experience peculiar symptoms. At first, they were hardly noticeable. Very quickly, however, they worsened and became embarrassing and unbearable.
She noticed a white coating on her tongue, bad breath, and an awful taste in her mouth. Despite persistent brushing and mouthwash applications, she was unable to completely remove the film. Furthermore, she had excessive vaginal discharges consisting of a cheeselike white substance. When she began to have vaginal itching, she finally decided it was time to seek help.
Reluctantly, she revisited her personal physician and described the symptoms. Her doctor explained the symptoms and provided additional prescriptions to alleviate her distress.
- 1. What happened to the young woman in this situation?
- 2. How had her body’s defenses been violated?
- 3. How can she avoid a repeat of this situation?
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Ch. 10 - Prob. 1TMWCh. 10 - Some antimicrobial drugs are harmful to humans....Ch. 10 - Antibiotic Overkill A young woman was taking...Ch. 10 - Prob. 3TMWCh. 10 - Why is it incorrect to say that an individual...Ch. 10 - Prob. 1EDCSCh. 10 - Prob. 2CCSCh. 10 - Prob. 1MCCh. 10 - In a Kirby-Bauer susceptibility test, the presence...Ch. 10 - Prob. 3MC
Ch. 10 - Prob. 4MCCh. 10 - Cross resistance is _____. a. the deactivation of...Ch. 10 - Prob. 6MCCh. 10 - Prob. 7MCCh. 10 - Prob. 8MCCh. 10 - Prob. 9MCCh. 10 - Prob. 10MCCh. 10 - Label each figure below to indicate the class of...Ch. 10 - What specific test for antimicrobial efficacy is...Ch. 10 - What characteristics would an ideal...Ch. 10 - Prob. 2SACh. 10 - Why is the fact that drug Z destroys the NAM...Ch. 10 - Given that both human cells and pathogens...Ch. 10 - Prob. 5SACh. 10 - Prob. 6SACh. 10 - Prob. 7SACh. 10 - Prob. 8SACh. 10 - Compare and contrast the actions of polyenes,...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10SACh. 10 - Prob. 1CTCh. 10 - How does Penicillium escape the effects of the...Ch. 10 - How might a colony of Bacillus licheniformis...Ch. 10 - Fewer than 1 % of known antibiotics have any...Ch. 10 - In an issue of News of the Lepidopterists Society,...Ch. 10 - Even though aminoglycosides such as gentamicin can...Ch. 10 - Prob. 7CTCh. 10 - Prob. 8CTCh. 10 - Why might amphotericin B affect the kidneys more...Ch. 10 - Antiparasitic drugs in the benzimidazole family...Ch. 10 - Prob. 11CTCh. 10 - Scientists have cultured bacteria isolated from...Ch. 10 - Prob. 13CTCh. 10 - Prob. 14CTCh. 10 - Enterococcus faecium is frequently resistant to...Ch. 10 - Prob. 1CM
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