Microbiology: ... by Taxonomy (Instructor's)
Microbiology: ... by Taxonomy (Instructor's)
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ISBN: 9780134298757
Author: BAUMAN
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 1CT
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To determine:

The reason that why cocktail of antimicrobial agents is more effective than a single agent.

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The spectrum of action determines the range to which a drug could act upon the pathogen. A drug could be effective against a wide range of pathogens or to a narrow range of pathogens. The pathogens sometimes acquire resistance to one or more than one microbial agents. Multiple drug resistance and cross resistance are the types of resistance seen in pathogens against antimicrobial drugs.

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The factor which a physician is trying to prevent by prescribing several drugs at once.

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