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| May4-08, 01:41 PM | #1 |
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Tuberculosis Treatment
Tuberculosis patients are now routinely given two different antibiotics at the same time. Why might this approach be more effective that administering a different antibiotic only after bacteria develop resistance to the first?
Is it because infections rapidly adapt through mutations? |
| May4-08, 08:03 PM | #2 |
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| May4-08, 08:03 PM | #3 |
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You not on the wrong track with the mutation idea but there might be other idea that could be suitable.
How long does TB take to grow in a host? Is it actively growing in a host? How would grow rate impact the efficacity of an antibiotic? |
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