MICROBIOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS: A CLINICAL A
MICROBIOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS: A CLINICAL A
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In the present scenario, a registered nurse was trying to analyze the prevalence of infectious disease in an immunocompromised population. The immunocompromised population has impaired or weakened immune system.

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