A Client Reports No Improvement After 5 Days of Therapy

question 18

Multiple Choice

A client reports no improvement after 5 days of therapy with tetracycline.The nurse suspects drug resistance and knows that drug resistance can develop in which ways?
Select all that apply.

• A)A drug is prevented from concentrating inside the bacterial cell.
• B)A broad-spectrum antibacterial drug is used instead of a narrow-spectrum drug.
• C)A bacteriostatic agent is paired with a bacteriocidal agent.
• D)Bacteria acquire the ability to degrade the antibiotic.
• E)The shape of the bacteria mutates and prevents an antibiotic from binding to it.

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