Nurse, doctors
2007-02-19 08:08:47 · 2 answers · asked by helllo1234 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Knowledge of what pathogen is causing infection aids in specifying a cure, often an antibiotic. Broad spectrum antibiotics are prescribed first until a culture can be incubated. Once this is done, the lab personnel can determine what antibiotic this specific organism is sensitive to. This done, antibiotic treatment can be targeted to the specific pathogen, thus preventing tolerances to the broad spectrum antiinfective class of medicine.
2007-02-19 12:45:17 · answer #1 · answered by Skubasam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, definitely it will help you one way or the other identify clinically the possible disease entity as well as help you advise the patient as to what appropriate antibiotics to take.
2007-02-19 08:48:24 · answer #2 · answered by KarlYKT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋