Your physician has prescribed penicillin for a possible infection by Mycoplasma
ID: 178100 • Letter: Y
Question
Your physician has prescribed penicillin for a possible infection by Mycoplasma. You should probably:
follow the prescribed regimen
look for another physician because penicillin is an antifungal agent
look for another physician because penicillin attaches to the 60S subunit of eukaryotic ribosomes
look for another physician because penicillin is ineffective against Mycoplasma
look for another physician because penicillin is effective against Mycoplasma only in amounts that are dangerous to humans
a.follow the prescribed regimen
b.look for another physician because penicillin is an antifungal agent
c.look for another physician because penicillin attaches to the 60S subunit of eukaryotic ribosomes
d.look for another physician because penicillin is ineffective against Mycoplasma
e.look for another physician because penicillin is effective against Mycoplasma only in amounts that are dangerous to humans
Explanation / Answer
Mycoplasma is ineffective against pencillin.Pencillin target cell wall synthesis. As mycoplasma lack cell wall penicillin is ineffective.
Hence option D
look for another physician because penicillin is ineffective against Mycoplasma
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