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I was wondering is antibiotic bacterial resistance mean for all antibiotics?
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Yes: Bacteria can produce or acquire resistance to any antibiotic. It is evolution.
Answered 11/28/2014
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Yes,: there is potential for resistance to any antibiotic.
Answered 11/27/2014
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