Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 10 - Controlling Microbial Growth in the Body: Antimicrobial Drugs - Clinical Case Study: Antibiotic Overkill - Questions - Page 289: 2

Answer

Her body's defenses had been violated due to the killing of beneficial microbes by antibiotics. These microbes play an important role in defense mechanism of the body by killing foreign / harmful microbial organisms, hence providing protection to the body.

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