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2009.10.08 Quiz: Carbapenem resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Which of the following is not a major mechanism of carbapenem resistance in Pseudomonas aeuruginosa?
A. Intrinsic permeability of the cell membrane governed by porin channels
B. altered penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs)
C. activity of carbapenemases
D. efflux system
E. metabolic bypass