Q. With reference to Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR), consider the following statements:
1.India’s medical societies adopted the Chennai Declaration, a set of national recommendations to promote antibiotic stewardship.
2.NDM-1 is an enzyme that makes bacteria resistant to a wide range of powerful antibiotics.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

[A] .1 only

[B] .2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: D
Notes:

Both statements are correct.

  • In 2012, India’s medical societies adopted the Chennai Declaration, a set of national recommendations to promote antibiotic stewardship.
  • NDM-1 (New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase-1) is an enzyme that makes bacteria resistant to a wide range of powerful antibiotics.

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