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Penicillin and other drugs in its class are not effective against E. coli. E. coli is a gram negative pathogen that needs other medication.
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Can penicillin cure tb?
Penicillin is ineffective against tuberculosis.
What mean pencillin reststance?
Penicillin resistance means that penicillin does not work against the particular organism or against the particular disease.
Has penicillin helped cure cancer?
Penicillin is effective against secondary infections of cancer. It is no cure for cancer.
What is penicillin effective against?
gram-positive bacteria
How was penicillin used during world war 2?
Penicillin was a drug that helped eat away bacteria and when soldiers received battle wounds the penicillin helped against infection.
Is penicillin active against gram positive?
No, aminoglycocides are used
Does penicillin cure all infections and bacteria?
Penicillin is NOT effective against gram positive and negative cocci and gram positive bacilli only. it is not effective against rest of the organisms.
Can penicillin be used to treat H1N1?
NO!!!! penicillin, and all other anti-biotics are NOT affective against viruses, of which H1N1, and regular influenza are.
How does Ecoli poising occur?
When a product has the Ecoli bacteria and you consume it.
What disease can penicillin be used against?
in may be sugar in body Prabhakar
Would penicillin be very effective against Mycoplasma?
No- because penicillin inhibits cell wall synthesis and Mycoplasmas don't have a cell wall.
Is vancomicyn resistant ecoli contagious and how?
is vancomicyn resistant ecoli contagious
