A patient has a bacterial infection, and a sensitivity test performed on the organism responsible for the infection reveals that the organism is sensitive to tetracycline. What does that indicate?
A. The organism probably can be inhibited by a concentration of antibiotic that can be achieved by the usual therapeutic dose of tetracycline when administered to the patient.
B. The organism probably cannot be inhibited by the usual therapeutic dose of tetracycline when administered to the patient.
C. The infection may be quite serious, and the patient probably should have more than one antibiotic administered.
D. The antibiotic will cure the infection.
A
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