Differentiate between transient and resident microbes.

Intro To Health Care
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ISBN:9781337338295
Author:Mitchell
Publisher:Mitchell
Chapter10: Infection Control
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Differentiate between transient and resident microbes.

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Microbes are the microscopic organism found all around us and are too small to be seen by the naked eye. They can be pathogenic (disease-causing) or non-pathogenic (harmless microbes). Most of the microbes are part of the flora: represented by bacteria, actinomyces, archaea, fungi and algae and the fauna, such as protozoa.

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