ChapterPathology Infectious Diseases

Antimicrobial Resistance

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1

Which of the following statements regarding resistance of penicillin in Staphylococcus aureus is false?

AMethicillin resistance is due to alterations in penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs).

BPenicillinase production is mediated by plasmids.

CHospital strains predominantly produce a unique type of penicillinase.

DPenicillinase production can be transmitted by transduction.

2

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

ATranslation

BMutation

CConjugation

DTransduction

3

Which of the following is NOT a criterion for defining extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB)?

AIsoniazid + Rifampicin + Fluoroquinolone

BIsoniazid + Rifampicin + Ethambutol + Fluoroquinolone

CFluoroquinolone

DIsoniazid + Rifampicin + Kanamycin

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