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1What has the overuse of antibiotics led to?
A)Bacterial strains that are more susceptible to antibiotics.
B)Resistant strains of bacteria that are immune to antibiotics.


2What do many bacterial strains now commonly require to identify an effective chemotherapeutic agent?
A)Resistance testing
B)Susceptibility testing
C)Feasibility testing
D)Environmental testing


3What is selective toxicity?
A)The level of resistance bacteria display to a specific chemotherapeutic agent.
B)The ability of a chemotherapeutic agent to target all strains of bacteria.
C)The ability of a chemotherapeutic agent to target only the pathogen, leaving other bacteria unaffected.


4When identifying a therapeutic dose, which concentration of an antibiotic is usually sought for treatment?
A)The highest concentration the patient can tolerant, because it will work quicker.
B)The lowest effective concentration, because antimicrobics can be toxic.


5In the disc diffusion susceptibility test, as the antimicrobic diffuses through the media and the concentration gradient is created, where is the highest level of the antimicrobic?
A)The highest level of antimicrobic is found closest to the disc.
B)The highest levels of antimicrobic is found at the point on the plate furthest from the disc.





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