Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance — MCQs

Which antimicrobial resistance mechanism is most commonly associated with extended-spectrum cephalosporin resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae?

All of the following are true about methicillin resistance in MRSA, except:

The most common genetic element responsible for drug resistance in staphylococci is:

Which of the following microorganisms will be resistant to meropenem and aminoglycosides but sensitive to piperacillin tazobactam and cotrimoxazole?

Production of inactivating enzymes is an important mechanism of drug resistance for all of these antibiotics EXCEPT

Organism showing marked resistance to multidrug therapy -

What is the PRIMARY mechanism of methicillin resistance in MRSA?

All of the following are antibiotic sensitivity testing methods except:

The most common mechanism of resistance to drugs in Staphylococcus is:

The following phenomenon is responsible for antibiotic resistance in bacteria due to slime production -