During drug therapy for pneumonia, a female patient develops a ...

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During drug therapy for pneumonia, a female patient develops a vaginal superinfection. The nurse explains that this infection is caused by:
 
  a. large doses of antibiotics that kill normal flora.
  b. the infection spreading from her lungs to the new site of infection.
  c. resistance of the pneumonia-causing bacteria to the drugs.
  d. an allergic reaction to the antibiotics.

Question 2

A patient has a urinary tract infection. The nurse knows that which class of drugs is especially useful for such infections?
 
  a. Macrolides
  b. Carbapenems
  c. Sulfonamides
  d. Tetracyclines

[Gabe]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C

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[yeungji]

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