Multiple Choice
A patient visits a doctor complaining of a stomach infection. The patient insists that he be prescribed enough antibiotics to kill all of the bacteria in his intestines. Why is this a bad idea?
A) It's not-any bacteria in his intestines will cause the patient to be sick.
B) Such an antibiotic treatment could result in a serious C. difficile infection.
C) Many intestinal bacteria are beneficial (they provide vitamins or break down ingested organic molecules) .
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