Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Antibiotics

Antibiotics — practice question

Scientists investigated multidrug resistant bacterial infections in children, which were caused by one type of bacteria, during 2007 and 2015. The proportion of multidrug resistant infections increased from $0.2\%$ to $1.5\%$. What was the percentage increase in multidrug resistant infections between 2007 and 2015?

  • A$1.3\%$
  • B$87\%$
  • C$130\%$
  • D$650\%$

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