A patient has a bacterial infection, and a sensitivity test performed on the organism responsible for the infection reveals that the organism is sensitive to tetracycline. What does that indicate?
A. The organism probably can be inhibited by a concentration of antibiotic that can be achieved by the usual therapeutic dose of tetracycline when administered to the patient.
B. The organism probably cannot be inhibited by the usual therapeutic dose of tetracycline when administered to the patient.
C. The infection may be quite serious, and the patient probably should have more than one antibiotic administered.
D. The antibiotic will cure the infection.
Question 2
What is the main application of amniocentesis?
A. Prenatal detection of genetic abnormalities in the fetus
B. Prenatal detection of chromosome abnormalities in a fetus carried by a woman over age 35
C. Prenatal detection of congenital abnormalities caused by intrauterine injury or by drugs ingested by the mother during pregnancy
D. Prenatal detection of fetal abnormalities caused by maternal alcohol abuse during pregnancy
Infection prevention and control
Sandwich or capture enzyme immunoassay for patient IgM (double capture: IgM capture, Ag capture).
Kaposi's sarcoma on the skin of an AIDS patient.
Ex vivo and in vivo gene therapy for a patient with a liver disorder
A test of Yanofsky’s proposed trp operon gene map