Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
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ISBN: 9781259709999
Author: Denise G. Anderson Lecturer, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Haemophilus influenzae is an encapsulated bacterium that causes infant meningitis. Considering this, which would be best to protect infants against this organism?

a) Conjugate vaccine

b) Polysaccharide vaccine

c) Attenuated vaccine

d) Subunit vaccine

e) Toxoid

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Ch. 18 - How is immune globulin different from hyperimmune...Ch. 18 - Describe two advantages of an attenuated vaccine...Ch. 18 - 3. Describe two advantages of an inactivated...Ch. 18 - Prob. 4SACh. 18 - Prob. 5SACh. 18 - Prob. 6SACh. 18 - Prob. 7SACh. 18 - What is an advantage of the fluorescent antibody...Ch. 18 - Is blood typing an example of a precipitation...Ch. 18 - Prob. 10SA
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