1. Within fifteen years from the time Penicillin was available to the general public, Penicillin-resistant strains of S. aureus were appearing in 50 percent of cases.

True
False

2. The Super-bug ("catastrostaph") that is highly resistance to vancomycin has been found in:

a) Third-world countries
b) Scientific labs
c) Primates
d) The food supply

3. Ciprofloxacin (cipro)--a quinolone antibiotic--was once our miracle drug. Scientists have found it is successful in treating a wide-range of bacterial illnesses, and that rates of bacterial resistance is remarkably low.

True
False

4. Fungal superinfections, as seen in hospital patients, are caused by:

a) recently evolved fungi strains that are drug-resistant.
b) the process of "negative selection" in a patient, where killing off bacteria allows fungi to grow unimpeded.
c) lack of proper hand-washing by nurses tending fecally incontinent patients.
d) an aging population that is now living longer lives.
e) All of the above.

5. AGPs, or animal growth promoters, are beneficial to us in that they not only increase the feed efficiency in livestock 2-4 percent, they also provide the means for us to ingest antibiotics, which help stave off diseases before they occur.

True
False