All of the Following Are Mechanisms by Which Resistance to Fluoroquinolones

question 4

Multiple Choice

All of the following are mechanisms by which resistance to fluoroquinolones occurs except that:

• A)Bacterial cell walls become less permeable to the fluoroquinolones.
• B)Certain bacteria have developed resistance pumps that remove fluoroquinolones from the cell.
• C)Mutations to DNA gyrase alter its ability to bind with fluoroquinolones.
• D)Mutations to DNA helicase alter its ability to bind with fluoroquinolones.

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