Magine you are emma’s healthcare provider and she asks you why the antibacterial drug she took for her recent case of pneumonia did not prevent the yeast infection. how would you reply? view available hint(s) imagine you are emma’s healthcare provider and she asks you why the antibacterial drug she took for her recent case of pneumonia did not prevent the yeast infection. how would you reply? due to its increased structural complexity, candida albicans has a slower growth rate than the pneumonia bacteria––necessitating a longer treatment period to kill candida albicans. the antibacterial drug emma took is ineffective at targeting candida albicans and promoted a yeast infection by disrupting competing bacterial flora. candida albicans likely acquired resistance genes to the antibacterial drug, allowing it to thrive and cause emma’s yeast infection. due to the yeast’s location in the vagina versus the lungs, an increased dose of the antibacterial drug would have been necessary for the treatment to be effective against candida albicans.