For which patient with a bacterial infection does the nurse question a prescription for tetracycline (Tetracon)?
a. 35-year-old patient with AIDS
b. 16-year-old patient with severe acne
c. 65-year-old patient with hypertension
d. 25-year-old patient taking oral contraceptives
A
The tetracyclines are broad-spectrum drugs that are bacteriostatic against most of the organisms that are sensitive to penicillins. Because they are only bacteriostatic, tetracyclines should be given only to patients with healthy immune systems. The person with AIDS has a severely com-promised immune system that cannot fight the infection and needs a drug that is bactericidal ra-ther than bacteriostatic. Although these drugs can interfere with tooth development and are not given to children, the 16-year-old patient's teeth should be fully developed and therefore not susceptible to that effect of the drug.
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