Question

If you were a doctor, and a lab technician told you that the results of a patient’s lab results were Gram-positive, what antibiotics would you prescribe for the patient? Why?

Answer 1

help meh :)

Answer 2

but ofcourse

Answer 3

is this a real question or just one of you squid games?

Answer 4

Penicillin.

Answer 5

a real question

and thank you Abbot

Answer 6

what is the major component that gram+ bacteria have that gram- don't?

Answer 7

penicillin could work now that i think of it thanks m8 @abb0t

Answer 8

so how are them tentacles ;)

Answer 9

uhhh good, what was Abbot saying about the major component?

Answer 10

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCAQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FGram-positive_bacteria&ei=gfotVLKEPMWryAT19IHwBg&usg=AFQjCNGFNbjondLB0ZpURfQqDa8I8NvNpg&bvm=bv.76802529,d.aWw this might work i just googled it so....

Answer 11

one sec

Answer 12

Well, what's the difference between gram+ and gram- bacteria. That's how you should be thinking in terms of how to answer this question.

Answer 13

i talked to my intern buddy and he said erythromycin could be used as well

Answer 14

erythromycin is usually used as a substitute for penicillin. Say my patient has an allergic reaction to penicillin, possibly swelling of the gums? I would prescribe erythromycin, which essentially functions the same as pencillin, physiologically.
In other words, erythromycin has NO penicillin.

There are many antibiotics. Another common one: Sulfa-related antibiotics.