Spectrum of Antimicrobial Activity Treatment with broad

Last updated: 6/29/2023

Spectrum of Antimicrobial Activity Treatment with broad spectrum antimicrobials can lead to superinfections Superinfection overgrowth of normal microbiota that is resistant to antimicrobials 1 Normal microbiota keeps opportunistic pathogens in check pathogen M 00 2 Broad spectrum antibiotics kill nonresistant cells 3 Drug resistant pathogens proliferate and can cause a superinfection