in which of the following scenarios may a bactericidal drug be chosen

a. Your otherwise healthy patient has bacterial conjunctivitis caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Haemophilus aegyptius.
b. Your otherwise healthy patient has pinworm caused by the roundworm Enterobius vermicularis.
c. Your pediatric patient has bacterial meningitis caused by the Gram-positive bacterium Streptococcus agalactiae.
d. Your immunocompromised patient has a severe case of infectious mononucleosis caused by Epstein Barr virus.


Answer; c. Your pediatric patient has bacterial meningitis caused by the Gram-positive bacterium Streptococcus agalactiae.

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