Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134402772
Author: BAUMAN
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 6TMW
Summary Introduction
To determine:
The reason as to why doctors caution patients at risk for listeriosis to avoid deli meats, cold cuts, and soft cheeses.
Concept introduction:
Listeriosis is basically a bacterial infection whose causative agent is Listeria monocytogenes. Along with it, Listeria ivanocii and Listeria grayi are also reported in some cases. Severe cases can cause meningitis, sepsis, or encephalitis.
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Chapter 19 Solutions
Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
Ch. 19 - Prob. 1MCCh. 19 - Prob. 2MCCh. 19 - Prob. 3MCCh. 19 - Prob. 4MCCh. 19 - Prob. 5MCCh. 19 - Prob. 6MCCh. 19 - Prob. 7MCCh. 19 - Prob. 8MCCh. 19 - Prob. 9MCCh. 19 - Prob. 10MC
Ch. 19 - Which of the following is not characteristic of...Ch. 19 - Prob. 1MCh. 19 - Prob. 1SACh. 19 - Prob. 2SACh. 19 - Contrast tuberculoid leprosy with lepromatous...Ch. 19 - Prob. 4SACh. 19 - Why do pediatricians recommend that children under...Ch. 19 - Prob. 6SACh. 19 - Prob. 7SACh. 19 - Prob. 8SACh. 19 - Prob. 9SACh. 19 - Prob. 10SACh. 19 - Prob. 11SACh. 19 - Prob. 12SACh. 19 - Prob. 1VICh. 19 - Prob. 2VICh. 19 - A few days after the death of a child hospitalized...Ch. 19 - Prob. 2CTCh. 19 - Prob. 3CTCh. 19 - Prob. 4CTCh. 19 - Prob. 5CTCh. 19 - Prob. 6CTCh. 19 - Prob. 1CMCh. 19 - Prob. 1TMWCh. 19 - In 1928, Frederick Griffith discovered genetic...Ch. 19 - Prob. 3TMWCh. 19 - Prob. 4TMWCh. 19 - Why does use of broad-spectrum antibacterial drugs...Ch. 19 - Prob. 6TMWCh. 19 - Why do pediatricians refrain from using...Ch. 19 - Why is it necessary to get a diphtheria...Ch. 19 - Prob. 9TMWCh. 19 - Prob. 10TMWCh. 19 - Why does Actinomyces appear purple with a Gram...Ch. 19 - Clinical Case Study A Fatal Case of...Ch. 19 - Prob. 2CCSCh. 19 - Prob. 1EDCS
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