Chapter 1, Problem 7SEPT

An iatrogentic disease in a patient caused by Staphylo-coccus aureus–contaminated surgical instruments would beknown as a__________________.(a) Zoonotic invasion(b) Transient contamination(c) Invasive malignancy(d) Subclinical infection(e) Nosocomial infection

Which of the following is true of commensal bacterium?   Question 2 options:   A)  commensal bacteria do not receive any benefit from its host   B)  commensal bacteria only colonize adult hosts   C)  commensal bacterium may also be an opportunistic pathogen   D)  commensal bacterium cannot cause an infection its host

Blood in the stool may occur in which of the following? a. Salmonella infection b. rotavirus infection c. Clostridium difficile infection d. Shigella infection e. b, c, and d f. a, c, and d

Select the letter of the choice that best completes the statement. Using clean linens and equipment will help break the chain of infectiona. between reservoir and portal of entry.b. between portal of exit and mode of transmission.c. between agent and reservoir.d. between portal of entry and host.

A woman who has been takin­ an antibiotic for a UTI calls the nurse practitioner to complain of severe va­inal itchin­. She has also noticed a thick, whitish va­inal dischar­e. The nurse practitioner suspects that a )this is an expected response to antibiotic therapy.b) the UTI has become worse instead of better. c a superinfection has developed.d )the UTI is resistant to the antibiotic