OIᴅ On Earth Surface·Sep 14, 2026 028 — How Can Doctors Choose an Antibiotic Before They Know the Culprit?
Antibiotic treatment can begin before the bacterium causing an infection has been identified. So what exactly does a doctor know when choosing the first drug? Suppose you go to a hospital with a suspected bacterial infection. A sample can be collected to find out which bacterium is responsible. But cultures and antibiotic susceptibility tests take...OIᴅ Stories·English
