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. 2016 May 30;3(3):ofw112. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofw112

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Figure 1. — (A) Percentage of respondents who agree/strongly agree that antibiotics are the best choice to treat several common symptoms. For each symptom listed on the y-axis, at least 199 respondents recorded a response on a 5-point Likert scale. (B) Number of respondents indicating previous awareness of terms commonly used to describe antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Respondents who indicated familiarity with the terms MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) (N = 142; 66%), “Superbug” (N = 138, 64%), or “C-diff” (Clostridium difficile) (N = 69; 32%) were asked to select the source of their information from the options listed on the y-axis. No additional information was requested from respondents who selected “Other” as their source of information.