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The Mechanism of Acquired,high-Level Resistance to Vancomycin Involves

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The mechanism of acquired,high-level resistance to vancomycin involves:


A) enzymatic destruction of the antibiotic.
B) altered antibiotic targets.
C) decreased intracellular uptake of the drug.
D) production of altered cell wall precursors that do not bind the antibiotic with sufficient avidity.

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