A patient has bloody diarrehea and takes left over penicllin in a medicne cabinet. The culprit causing the infection turns out to be E. coli of a hemorrahgic variety that is Penicllin resistant. Why is the patient is worse condition now?

A patient has bloody diarrehea and takes left over penicllin in a medicne cabinet. The culprit causing the infection turns out to be E. coli of a hemorrahgic variety that is Penicllin resistant. Why is the patient is worse condition now?

Microbiology for Surgical Technologists (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter9: Microbial Disease Transmission

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