rida
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What percentage of the time does tetracycline resistance accompany methicillin ressitance in methicillin resistant Staph aureus?
A) Less than 5% of the time
B) 5-24% of the time
C) 25-49% of the time
D) 50-74% of the time
E) Greater than 75% of the time
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| lenomadsoul
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greater than 75% of the time
methicillin resistant staph aureus is resistant to all antibiotics except vancomycin,teicoplanin and fusidic acid.
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| rida
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Absolutely correct 
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| bactitech
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http://www.metrokc.gov/health/providers/epidemiol...
Not necessarily so - check page 12 of this document, which covers community acquired MRSA, a hot new topic in ID and micro circles. If you are going into community medicine, this is a must-save document.
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| Malaysian
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thanks bactitech
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