Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Broad Or Narrow Spectrum: Choice Of Antibiotic Has Consequences

Antibiotics Do's And Don'ts.  Your Health.  The Wall Street Journal.  August 19, 2013.

(1)  Broad-spectrum antibiotics kill _______________________.

(2)  Three examples of narrow-spectrum antibiotics are __________________.

(3)  What are two problems resulting from misuse of antibiotics?

(4)  According to a study cited in the article doctors prescribed broad-spectrum antibiotics ___________ percent of the time.

(5)  In ________% of the cases examined antibiotics were being prescribed for conditions in which they have no use such as viral infections.  This practice accounts for up to _________million prescriptions a year.

(6)  Ciprofloxacin may be inappropriately prescribed for urinary-tract infections because __________.

(7)  A difficulty doctors often face is telling the difference between a ____________ and a ____________ infection.

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