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How many patients a year are affected by antibiotic resistance according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?

2.8 million

1 million

100,000

1000

Before the discovery of penicillin in 1928, what was the primary antimicrobial agent available?

Honey

Garlic

Silver

Copper

Silver's effectiveness is dependent on size, shape, and concentration of particles. What shape is most effective?

Rod

Truncated, triangular

Spherical

Amorphous

How cytotoxic is silver when used topically?

Very, more than alternative antibiotics

None

Limited, less than alternative antibiotics

As much as alternative antibiotics

If wounds are not closed in an appropriate amount of time, especially those of diabetic patients, serious complications may follow. Which of the following is not a risk?

Sepsis

Amputation

Becoming Chronic

Salmonella

True or False: The long-term effects of argyria in humans are still unknown, but animal studies have shown no serious side effects.

True

False

True or False: The exact mechanism of silver as an antibacterial agent is under investigation, but current theories propose seven methods.

True

False

True or False: In 1520 CE., silver in wound treatment began with the use of silver nitrate to chemically cauterize wounds but is not still used today.

True

False

True or False: In the 1800, penicillin was the standard of care for skin ulcers and festering wounds.

True

False, Silver Nitrate was the standard of care

To avoid argyria, how is silver used?

Topically or in wound dressings

Injection

Injestion

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