BI-305
Antibiotics
Biology · Secondary 3 · Medium · Antibiotics
A patient with a bacterial intestinal infection is given an oral antibiotic. The graph of bacterial count stays flat for the first 2 hours, then starts to decrease. Which is the best explanation for the delay before the antibiotic takes effect?
- Time is needed for the antibiotic to be absorbed and transported to the infection site.
- Bacteria always increase for 2 hours before any drug can work.
- The antibiotic only starts working when the patient feels pain.
- The antibiotic must first turn into a virus before acting on bacteria.
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