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The article mentions this group of bacteria that are resistant to carbapenem, a powerful antibiotic.

The article mentions this group of bacteria that are resistant to carbapenem, a powerful antibiotic.

These slow-growing organisms are located in the bottom of the biofilm that resist antibiotics and the immune system.

Based on the following data, what type of diseases is this?   Chlamydia in the USA Midwest 2010: 25,100 2018: 28,900 Northeast 2014: 27,100 2018: 29,500 West 2010: 28,400 2018: 30,200 South 2010: 20,000 2012: 25,400 Total 2016: 100,600 2018: 114,000

Which of the following is a characteristic of an ideal antimicrobial drug?

_______________ are inactivated exotoxins that are used in vaccines.

_____________________ are chemical agents that use alcohol as the solvent.

_______________ are inactivated exotoxins that are used in vaccines.

A patient comes to the clinic coughing up blood and is thought to have a potential mycobacterial infection.  Which of the following antimicrobial drugs could you prescribe for the patient?

This neurotoxin blocks the release of acetylcholine to cause flaccid paralysis.