Which of the Following Statements Are True Concerning Antibiotic-Resistant Infections

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements are true concerning antibiotic-resistant infections? (Select all that apply. )

• A)More than 10% of patients with antibiotic-resistant infections in the United States each year will die from their infection.
• B)Natural resistance occurs when an organism that was previously sensitive to an antimicrobial agent develops resistance.
• C)Microbial organisms have the ability to transfer genetic material from one to another so that an organism may become resistant to an antibiotic without ever having been exposed to the antibiotic.
• D)The development of new antibiotics has greatly reduced the number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria over the past 10 years.

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