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Different bacteria exhibit varying sensitivities to antibiotics based on their unique characteristics. For example, Staphylococcus aureus (including MRSA) is often treated with vancomycin or linezolid, while Escherichia coli may be sensitive to ciprofloxacin or nitrofurantoin, depending on resistance patterns. Streptococcus pneumoniae is typically treated with penicillin or amoxicillin, though resistance can occur. It's essential to perform susceptibility testing to determine the most effective antibiotic for a specific bacterial infection.
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Is biofilm sensitive to antibiotics?
Biofilms are generally thousands of times less sensitive to antibiotics than planktonic bacteria.
What is urine culture and sensitivity?
Urine culture is when a doctor orders a urine specimen to be evaluated in a lab to determine exactly what kind of bacteria are living in it and causing problems. "Culture" means to grow, and they literally grow the bacteria so that they can test different antibiotics on it. Some antibiotics may kill the bacteria, and some antibiotics have no effect on the bacteria. This is the "sensitivity" part. If a bacteria is sensitive to an antibiotic, it would be a good choice for treatment of the infection. If it is not sensitive, the it is resistant to the antibiotic and it won't produce a cure.
Why is it important to know which species of bacteria are susceptible to which antibiotics?
If bacteria are susceptible to antibiotics, exposure to antibiotics will lead to the death or weakening of the bacteria.
Do Antibiotics only work on bacteria or virus?
Antibiotics only work on bacteria.
What type of infections can be treated with antibiotics?
Bacteria
Why were the antibiotics not effective in controlling cancer condition?
Antibiotics are chemicals that destroy BACTERIA and ony bacteria. Cancer is not caused by bacteria. Therefore antibiotics can not be used to cure cancer.
Does antibiotics cure bacteria?
Bacteria are treated with antibiotics and viruses are treated with antiviral medications.
Drug that can kill bacteria?
Bacteria are generally killed by antibiotics which are prepared by either or bacteria or microorganisms and are specifically known as BACTERIOCIDAL
What type of medication causes the death of bacteria?
Antibiotics are medications that kill bacteria.
Why cant you use antibiotics to kill virus but bacteria can be killed by antibiotics?
Because bacteria and viruses are two completely different things. Antibiotics - as their name implies - will kill bacteria, but antibiotics simply have no effect on viruses.
What are two antibiotics produced by bacteria?
Polymixin B and Bacitracin are the two antibiotics that are derived from the bacteria.
Do antibiotics affect bacteria or viruses?
bacteria
