An Infection That Occurs After the Use of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics

question 48

Multiple Choice

An infection that occurs after the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and the subsequent destruction of the normal microbiota would be considered a/an:

• A)chronic infection
• B)opportunistic infection
• C)focal infection
• D)mixed infection

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Definitions:

Parental Investment Theory

The idea that a species’ mating patterns depend on what each sex has to invest—in the way of time, energy, and survival risk—to produce and nurture offspring.

Evolutionary Explanations

Theories or hypotheses that use the principles of evolution to explain the development of physical traits, behaviors, or phenomena over time.

Empirically Supported

Validated through observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.

Physical Characteristics

Refer to the observable bodily traits of an individual, such as height, eye color, muscle composition, and facial features.