Chapter·MicrobiologyEmerging and Re-emerging Infections

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1

Which of the following is NOT a core component of the WHO's global STI control strategy?

ACase management

BUniversal mandatory screening

CStrategic information systems

DPrevention services

2

Which of the following statements about antibiotic resistance in N. gonorrhoeae is FALSE?

ACeftriaxone resistance typically involves alterations in the penA gene

BResistance to fluoroquinolones is often due to mutations in gyrA and parC genes

CSpectinomycin resistance remains extremely rare globally

DTetracycline resistance is primarily mediated by beta-lactamase production

3

The initial origin of new drug resistance genes in bacteria most commonly occurs due to:

ATranslation

BMutation

CConjugation

DTransduction

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