KROK 1 2014 – 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. Dysbacteriosis
- B. Sensibilization
- C. Superimposed infection
- D. Idiosyncrasy
- E. Bacteriosis
Hint
Think about what a broad-spectrum antibiotic does to the quantitative and qualitative composition of the normal gut flora.
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