Chapter 12.L2, Problem 3CT

Summary Introduction

To determine:

1. Whether a daily dose of oral tetracycline for acne is advisable for a pregnant woman.
2. Some consequences of a broad-spectrum oral cephalosporin for a strep throat.
3. Whether a prescription for oral antibacterial drug for treatment of sinusitis that is negative for bacteria, is right.

Introduction:

The use of antibiotics for minor infections and viral infections in which they are not effective, is believed to be the cause of increase in drug-resistance.