The drug of choice to treat patients with V. cholerae is:
a. tetracycline.
b. ceftazidime.
c. imipenem.
d. aztreonam.
A
Treatment for V. cholera includes adequate rehydration plus antibiotics. Recommended agents include tetracycline or doxycycline; alternatives include a trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole com-bination, erythromycin chloramphenicol, and quinolones.
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Archaea, as revealed by genome sequencing studies?
a. 3?4 b. 6?7 c. 9?10 d. at least 12 e. at least 20
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