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 - Tell Me Why - Question - Page 298: 1

Answer

Physicians consider both positive and negative effects of antibiotics before prescription. If the benefits outweigh side effects, they prescribe the antibiotic. Moreover, usually bacteria have single cell wall and human cells have multiple layers of cell wall. Some human cells destroyed by antibiotics can be reproduced after the conclusion of antibiotics course.

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