The Kirby-Bauer method of antimicrobic testing was performed on a Haemophilus culture. A disc on the plate contained ampicillin at a concentration of 10 ?g and the zone of inhibition was 19mm. A disc on the plate contained ciprofloxacin at a concentration of 5 ?g and the zone of inhibition was 20 mm. A disc on the plate contained loracarbef at a concentration of 30 ?g and the zone of inhibition was 21 mm. A disc on the plate contained tetracycline at a concentration of 30 ?g and the zone of inhibition was 26 mm. Based on this information which anti-microbic would the most effective choice for chemotherapy.

A) Ampicillin
B) Ciprofloxacin
C) Loracarbef
D) Tetracycline


C) Loracarbef

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