MASTERING MICROBIOLOGY TAXONOMY
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ISBN: 9781323651063
Author: BAUMAN
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 6MC
Multiple-drug-resistant microbes _____.
- a. are resistant to all antimicrobial agents
- b. respond to new antimicrobials by developing resistance
- c. frequently develop in hospitals
- d. all of the above
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