Concepts of Genetics (11th Edition)
Concepts of Genetics (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321948915
Author: William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer, Michael A. Palladino
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 4CS
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What are the places other than a hospital, the infants as well as children come in contact with various antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria? Does the presence of these bacteria in the body regularly indicate an infection?

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A 4-month-old infant is suffering from a moderate fever for nealy last 36 hours. The examination as well as the testing of the infant showed that there are no any outward signs of the infection or any cause for the fever. Before making a decision regarding the administration of antibiotics for treatment, the pediatrician observed the infant for nearly 2 days. The pediatrician explained that the extensive use of antibiotics for decades in medicine and agriculture resulted in the development of drug-resistant bacteria. Also, the pediatrician explained that the mechanism the bacteria reproduction leads to the exchange of antibiotic resistance traits. As a result, several bacterial strains became resistant to multiple antibiotics.

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