Which of the following bacterial infections is definitely decreasing because of effective drug treatment?
1. Escherichia coli
2. Tuberculosis
3. Candidiasis
4. Group B streptococcus
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1. Incorrect. E. coli may be increasing, perhaps because the increasing use of ampicillin (resulting in a more virulent E. coli resistant to the drug). Group B streptococcus has been beaten back by penicillin.
2. Incorrect. Tuberculosis is increasing in the United States, and in Canada. group B strep-tococcus has been beaten back by penicillin.
3. Incorrect. Candidiasis is a fairly benign fungal infection. Group B streptococcus has been beaten back by penicillin.
4. Correct. Penicillin has significantly decreased the incidence of group B streptococcus.
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