1
Q
drug resistance
A
overuse and misue of antimicrobial, inappropriate use of antimicrobials, subtherapeutic dosing, and patient noncompliance with the recommended course of treatment
2
Q
drug resistance genes in plasmids or transposons
A
can undergo vertical transfer easily and between microbes through horizontal gene transfer
3
Q
common modes of antimicrobial drug resistance
A
drug modification, drug inactivation, prevention of cellular uptake or efflux, target modification, target overproduction or enzymatic bypass, and target mimicry.
