Why would a sputum sample have been collected before antibiotic therapy was commenced?

Q: List two features limiting the adaptation of nonvascularplants.

A: Non vascular plants are those plants which do not have vascular system, they lack of xylem and…

Q: Give one example of selective toxicity used as an antimicrobial mechanism. Explain your answer

A: The selective toxicity of antibiotics is related to the effectiveness of the antibiotics against the…

Q: Explain what type of antimicrobial hand gels-alcohol or triclosan-you would recommend people use in…

A: The following is a question related to the adequacy and security of diverse sorts of antimicrobial…

Q: When might a broad-spectrum antimicrobial drug be a good treatment choice?

A: broad-spectrum antibiotic is an antibiotic that specifically acts on the two major groups of…

Q: Briefly discuss the potential impact on the antibiotic susceptibility testing results when different…

A: Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is frequently performed in clinical laboratories and…

Q: Does the Gram stain provide information regarding a bacterium's susceptibility to antimicrobial…

A: The Gram stain is performed for the determination and classification of the bacteria. In Gram…

Q: Explain application of microbiology in production of antibiotic.

A: Introduction : Microbiology can be described as the branch of science that deals with the study of…

Q: Identify  examples of cell-wall antibiotics that are not beta-lactam drugs.

A: Antibiotics are the chemicals that prevent or inhibit the growth of some microbes such as bacteria.

Q: Discuss why it is difficult to treat wounds infected with toxinproducing bacteria.

A: The toxin can be defined as Bacterial toxins and they are the proteins that are capable of achieving…

Q: List four mechanisms that bacteria have developed through mutation to resist antimicrobial drugs

A: Antimicrobial drugs or antibiotics are the chemicals that can kill or slow the spread of bacteria.…

Q: If you spread one agar plate with a lawn of staphylococcus epidermis and the other with a virulent…

A: The Kirby-Bauer test: It is known as the disk diffusion antibiotic sensitivity test. It is a test in…

Q: The size of the inhibition zone depends on conditions such as: Multiple Choice The concentration of…

A: Inhibition zone is often described as a circular area surrounding the antibiotic spot where colonies…

Q: What is the connection between certain antimicrobial drugs and superinfections?

A: A microorganism develops an adaptive response towards antimicrobial drugs and is called drug…

Q: What are the potential consequences of long-term and widespread use of antimicrobial therapy on…

A: Antimicrobial therapy refers to the use of agents - including antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals,…

Q: has confirmed that antimicrobial resistance is one of the top global public health problem. Explain…

A: Antimicrobial resistance  is capabilities in microorganisms that change over time and no longer…

Q: Describe three groups of microorganisms that are resistant to certain chemical treatments.

A: Disinfectants are some chemical agents designed to inactivate or destroy microbes. Sterilization…

Q: What are the reasons behind antibiotic resistance

A: Antibiotics are used to cure bacteria-caused infections. When microbes evolve in reply to antibiotic…

Q: What are the 4 main targets of antimicrobials? Provide the rationale why each is a good target

A: An antimicrobial is an agent that destroys, or prevents the growth of, microorganisms. It is…

Q: What specific medium must be used in testing the effectiveness of antimicrobial drugs?

A: The specific medium that must be used in testing the effectiveness of antimicrobial drugs is…

Q: Which type(s) of medium would be used in each scenario?a. isolating the growth of Streptococcus…

A: A culture medium, also called the growth medium, can be a liquid or solid medium that supports the…

Q: What are  potential antimicrobial drugs in the development of an appropriate antimicrobial

A: Antimicrobial drug is a medicine used to treat microbial infections. Antimicrobial is a general term…

Q: Discuss the rational for the use of Sulfonamide (Sufa drug) as an antimicrobial agent.

A: The rationale for the use of sulfonamide as an antimicrobial agent -The sulfonamides are a gathering…

Q: Why is it necessary to develop new generations of antimicrobial medications?

A: It is necessary to develop new generations of antimicrobial medications.

Q: Discuss the general principles of antibiotic therapy.

A: Therapy that can kill or stop the growth of microbes such as bacteria, fungi are called…

Q: list three N-removal Tertiary treatment approaches in order of decreasing cost of operation. State…

A: N- removal tertiary treatments are used in order  to reduce the excess of nitrogen present that is…

Q: name two antimicrobials and explain whether the organism was susceptible, intermediate, or…

A: We know, the Antibiotic prevent or stops the growth of microorganisms. Information on the minimum…

Q: A broad- spectrum antimicrobial drug would be a drug that attacks many different microbial sites.…

A: A broad-spectrum drug is an antibiotic that acts against a wide range of disease-causing bacteria.

Q: Explain briefly how microbiological methods might be used in the pharmaceutical industry.  For what…

A: Pharmaceuticals are substances that are used to diagnose, cure, or prevent disease, as well as to…

Q: list 3 different mechanisms of antibacterial drugs. Example: acting on cell wall, cell membrane, etc

A: Antibacterial drugs are known to inhibit bacterial growth. Hence they are against ( anti) bacteria.…

Q: Consider the new bacterial threats. Why do you think we are having more antibiotic and…

A: Introduction: Antimicrobials are substances that kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms.…

Q: Resistance to antimicrobial agents is more commonly seen in hospital-acquired infections with…

A: Bacteria acquire drug resistance and spread within their population. Drug resistance in bacteria…