Jump to 24.6 and respond to the following:
1. Describe antibiotic susceptibility testing using the agar disk diffusion method.
2. Contrast MRSA, VISA, and VRSA and tell why these issues are of concern to public health officials.
3. Describe the four mechanisms through which antibiotic resistance can arise.
4. Discuss the human practices that have enhanced the development of antibiotic resistance. Why do we care?
5. Review MicroInquiry 24. Using this information, how might you respond to someone who states that antibiotic resistance is not really a problem “because scientists can always invent new antibiotics.”
6. Review MicroFocus 24.6. Summarize
the story of Acinetobacter baumannii.
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