Antimicrobial Susceptibility Is Hard to Control Because Many of the Same

question 4

Multiple Choice

Antimicrobial susceptibility is hard to control because many of the same species of organisms have a varied susceptibility to particular antibiotics.To reduce this variation, Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines recommend:

• A)using in-house organisms isolated from past patients.
• B)sharing strains between hospital laboratories.
• C)using specific strains from American Type Culture Collection (ATCC).
• D)obtaining test strains from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Definitions:

Auditory Receptors

Specialized cells located in the inner ear that convert sound waves into electrical signals, which are interpreted by the brain as sound.

Cochlea

A spiral-shaped cavity of the inner ear that is primarily responsible for converting sound vibrations into nerve impulses.

Amplitude

In physics, this term describes the maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation, measured from the position of equilibrium.

Frequency

The number of wave peaks per second. In sound, frequency governs the perceived pitch of the sound.