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What is meant by cross resistance in bacteria against two different antibiotics?
when two different antibiotics are taken simultaneously againt multi bacterial infections cross resistance in the bacteria results
The resistance of many bacterial species to antibiotics is an example of?
bacterial evolution (microevolution)
What is cross resistance in bacteria for two different antibiotics?
"Bacterial cross-resistance happens when the two antibiotics that are being taken have very similar actions"
Illness not affected by antibiotics?
Viruses run their course and antibiotics are not prescribed for them. Antibiotics work against bacterial illnesses. So, if you have a cold (virus), but get pneumonia (bacterial) you can take antibiotics to get better.
Do you take antibiotics for mono?
NO! Mononucleosis is caused by a virus. Antibiotics have no effect on viruses and can increase bacterial antibiotic resistance when misused.
What are some antibiotics?
Penicillin is just one, but there are a lot more. Their uses depend on particular bacterial species and antibiotics resistance.
Antibiotics are effective against both bacterial and viral infections?
false
What practices contributes the most to bacterial resistance to standard antibiotics?
Taking only half of an antibiotic prescription to treat a bacterial infection. Study Island
How could you explain the increase of infection in hospitals by antibiotic-resistance bacterial?
Bacteria become resitant to antibiotics by evolution .
What is wrong with people taking antibiotics to help the flu?
Antibiotics only treat bacterial infections. The flu is a virus. Thus it has no effect against it.
How is the presence of antibiotic resistance used as a marker in bacterial transformation?
Antibiotics will kill off all of the bacteria that have not mutated and formed a resistance to the drug. Those that have a resistance to the antibiotics will survive and multiply into many resistant bacterium. This continuously facilitates the production of new kinds of antibiotic resistant bacteria
How is meningococcal disease cured?
Meningococcal disease, like most bacterial infections, is treated with antibiotics. Some antibiotics which are effective against it are benzylpenicillin and cefotaxime.
