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1

What is the primary mechanism of antibiotic resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae?

AEfflux pump mechanisms only

BAltered penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs)

CRibosomal protection proteins only

DPlasmid-mediated beta-lactamase production only

2

Which of the following is the most clinically significant function of plasmids in antimicrobial resistance?

AInvolved in multidrug resistance transfer

BInvolved in conjugation

CImparts capsule formation

DImparts pili formation

3

Drug resistance is not transmitted by-

APlasmids

BRibosomes

CChromosomes

DTransposons

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