Sherri is a 22-year-old female with whom Darrel has been sexually active for several months. She shows no abnormal symptoms which would suggest the presence of this infection. Is it, therefore, safe to assume Sherri has not contracted the illness? Explain your answer.
According to the graph on page 756 in your etext, which of these antibiotics were most likely to successfully treat gonorrhea infections in 2008? You must carefully read the labels for both the dependent (Y axis) and independent (X axis) variables, as well as the legend, to get this question right.
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tetracycline and fluoroquinolones |
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penicillin and azithromycin |
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fluoroquinolones and azithromycin |
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penicillin and tetracycline |
Though Sherri doesn't show abnormal symptoms, about 80% of the female may be infected with gonorrhea but still be asymptomatic. So it's not safe to assume Sherri has not contracted the illness.So there should be serological testing for the gonorrhea antigen and antibodies to confirm whether Sherri has the illness or not.
The graph is not shown in the question.So it is not possible to answer the 2nd question.
Sherri is a 22-year-old female with whom Darrel has been sexually active for several months. She...