1.   Among the questions the project seeks to answer is whether New York indeed has more resistant bacteria than other regions do.

2.   Any use of antibiotics increases the risk that resistant bacteria will emerge.

3.   Bacteria resistant to a particular drug should be most common in people given that drug, because this allows these bugs to thrive while susceptible strains die.

4.   A growing number of ear infections are caused by resistant bacteria, he said.

5.   All were infected with highly resistant bacteria.

6.   First, as the use of antibiotics has become common, mutant strains of resistant bacteria have become more common, threatening public health.

7.   Gradually, resistant bacteria predominate, making the antibiotic less and less effective.

8.   In addition, antibiotic misuse is contributing to the emergence of bacteria resistant to common antibiotics.

9.   Kennedy said he thought the risk that resistant bacteria might develop from such long-term exposure to the antibiotics was small.

10.   Lumpkins said there is concern that widespread use of antibacterial agents could contribute to the emergence of strains of resistant bacteria.