MOD. MAST. MICRO. W/E-TEXT FOR MICRO. W
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A doctor prescribe new antimicrobial drug to treat bacterial meningitis. The student asked penicillin kill the pathogen. What is the physician answer?
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Meningitis is the swelling of the membrane surrounded in the brain and the spinal cord. The symptoms of the meningitis includes headache, fever, and stiff neck.
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