Why are resistant organisms found often in hospitalized patients?
A) stringent efforts maintain sanitary conditions
B) many infections in patients are being treated with different antibiotics
C) doctors are treating outpatients with multiple antibiotics
D) two of the above
Ans: B) many infections in patients are being treated with different antibiotics
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