The nurse is caring for a patient who has recurrent urinary tract infections. The patient's current infection is not responding to an antibiotic that has been used successfully several times in the past
The nurse understands that this is most likely due to
a. acquired bacterial resistance.
b. cross-resistance.
c. inherent bacterial resistance.
d. transferred resistance.
ANS: A
Acquired resistance occurs when an organism has been exposed to the antibacterial drug. Cross-resistance occurs when an organism that is resistant to one drug is also resistant to another. Inherent resistance occurs without previous exposure to the drug. Transferred resistance occurs when the resistant genes of one organism are passed to another organism.
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