Which of the following statements about antibiotics is NOT true?
A) Antibiotics typically achieve their therapeutic action by destroying the bacterial cell wall.
B) Viruses are not susceptible to antibiotics.
C) Antibiotics are generally safe and can be prescribed indiscriminately.
D) An individual who has developed a resistance to one type of antibiotic will typically respond well to other antibiotics in a similar class.
D
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The purpose of a bacterial culture is:
A) to determine the type of antibiotic therapy that will destroy an organism. B) growth and isolation for identification purposes. C) differentiation. D) observation.
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Which ICD-10-CM code follows the main term in the Alphabetic Index?
A. etiology code B. subterm code C. modifier code D. default code
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