Microbiology 9th Edition by Laura Black, Jacquelyn Black

Exercise 1

You are taking an introductory microbiology class and you cannot afford to get sick. An exam is scheduled for next week and you really need to be able to study. You tell your friend that you think you are coming down with a cold. Your friend says that he has some antibiotics left over from an illness he had a year ago. He would be glad to give them to you for you to take. Based on what you have learned from the text, what is wrong with what your friend said? To learn more about these issues visit the following website: www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html.