Why Is It Important to Differentiate Infections with Nocardia Spp

question 26

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to differentiate infections with Nocardia spp. in pulmonary infections?

• A) Antifungal agents do not kill these organisms.
• B) These organisms are resistant to penicillin.
• C) These organisms are susceptible to sulfonamides.
• D) All of the above.

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Definitions:

Random Assignment

The process of allocating participants or units in a study to different groups purely by chance, minimizing pre-existing differences between the groups.

Treatment Conditions

Refers to the specific variables or interventions applied to subjects in an experimental study.

Within-Subjects Design

A research design in which the same group of subjects is exposed to each condition or treatment.

Treatment Conditions

Specific situations or environments created within an experiment in which participants are exposed to a particular variable or intervention being tested.