Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Strains of Staphylococcus aureus known as MRSA are resistant to methicillin, but are susceptible to most other antibacterial agents.
2. Bacteria can develop resistance to a particular antimicrobial agent as a result of a chromosomal mutation or the acquisition of a new gene.
3. A bacterial cell that receives an R-factor becomes multidrug resistant.
4. A “superinfection” is an infection that cannot be cured.
5. Using two different antimicrobial agents to treat a patient's infection is referred to as antagonism if the result that is achieved is much better than that which could have been achieved using only one of the drugs.
1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE
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