KROK 1 2013 – Question 198 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
Administration of doxycycline hydrochloride caused an imbalance of the symbiotic intestinal microflora. Specify the kind of imbalance caused by the antibiotic therapy:
- A. Sensibilization
- B. Bacteriosis
- C. Dysbacteriosis
- D. Superimposed infection
- E. Idiosyncrasy
Hint
Decide first whether the problem is immunological (the patient's reaction), infective (a new pathogen) or a shift in the composition of the normal flora, then pick the matching term.
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