Many medical students I teach are desperate to know how
antibiotics work and how resistance to these antibiotics occurs. I try to reassure them that this knowledge is not really necessary for being a good doctor, unless you want to become a Microbiologist; I can only assume this question is asked a lot in medical school exams.
First, a quick reminder of the anatomy of bacteria. The flagella and plasmid have no role in antibiotic mechanisms of action or how bacteria mount resistance.
antibiotics work and how resistance to these antibiotics occurs. I try to reassure them that this knowledge is not really necessary for being a good doctor, unless you want to become a Microbiologist; I can only assume this question is asked a lot in medical school exams.
First, a quick reminder of the anatomy of bacteria. The flagella and plasmid have no role in antibiotic mechanisms of action or how bacteria mount resistance.
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