Question

What would a physician do if he/she had placed a patient on tetracycline then after a Kirby-Bauer test was run on the exact microbe the patient is infected with it was determined that the microbe is intermediately sensitive to tetracycline?

Answer 1

The physician in question will have to prescribe a higher dose for optimal

functioning of the bacteria.

The sensitivity or susceptibility of a bacteria to antibiotics is defined as the

ability of the antibiotics to prevent or inhibit growth of the bacteria and the

therapeutic effect is uncertain.

In this scenario, the patient was given tetracycline as a starter before test

results were out. The test result confirms the antibiotic has ability to inhibit

the growth of the bacteria . The physician will have to prescribe higher

doses so that the antibacterial action is maximized.

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