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Precisely There are some infections that call for combination therapy but it must always be done with an eye to side effects; Effectively microbiologists work
by robbiep 14y ago
Precisely
There are some infections that call for combination therapy but it must always be done with an eye to side effects;
Effectively microbiologists work out what the 'MIC' or minimum inhibitOry concentration is, and then use that because hopefully that will be the least likely to cause other side effects, or I.e. totally obliterate the patients GI fauna which could open them up to attack by something worse
- lobster_johnson 14y agoSurely the worst side effect would not be obliterating GI fauna but systemic cell death (apoptosis) or similar, though?
- akiselev 14y agoI don't think (not a doctor) that antibiotics can cause large scale apoptosis (except in unrealistic quantities). Many antibiotics in a cocktail in significant dosages can cause kidney failure.