🛡️ Antibiotics & Neutrophils: How Your Immune System Clears Resistant Bacteria
Antibiotics only kill non-resistant (blue) bacteria. Watch how Neutrophils need the full antibiotic course to finish the job!
⏱️ Speed:
🔵 Non-Resistant
Killed by antibiotic OR neutrophils
44
🔴 Resistant (Day 0)
Killed ONLY by neutrophils!
4
🟣 Neutrophils
4 phagocytes • Total eaten:
0
Scenario 1 • Ready to Start
Scenario 1: Can Neutrophils Beat the Infection Alone?
🧪 Do antibiotics kill red resistant bacteria—or create them?
NEITHER! Red cells exist on Day 0, and only Neutrophils can eat them.