Multiple choice

Which of the following is true regarding the normal microbial flora present on the skin and mucous membranes?

  1. It cannot be eradicated by antimicrobial agents.

  2. It is absent in the stomach due to the acidic pH.

  3. It establishes in the body only after the neonatal period.

  4. The flora in the small bronchi is similar to that of the trachea.
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Explanation

The resident normal microbial flora cannot be completely or permanently removed, while transient ones are temporary. The number of superficial microorganisms can be diminished completely eradicated.

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