- Patient history Staph resistance data (use the Antibiotic Zone of Inbibition Table)

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4. A lab report on a patient with a staphylococcus infection has come back showing that staph
has a Kirby-Bauer result of 31 mm for ampicillin. Why must the physician take each of the
following items into consideration when deciding whether or not to prescribe ampicillin?
a. Kirby-Bauer results
b. Patient history
c. Staph resistance data (use the Antibiotic Zone of Inhibition Table)
d. MIC
Transcribed Image Text:4. A lab report on a patient with a staphylococcus infection has come back showing that staph has a Kirby-Bauer result of 31 mm for ampicillin. Why must the physician take each of the following items into consideration when deciding whether or not to prescribe ampicillin? a. Kirby-Bauer results b. Patient history c. Staph resistance data (use the Antibiotic Zone of Inhibition Table) d. MIC
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