Modified MasteringMicrobiology with Pearson eText ValuePack Access Card for Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy
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Author: BAUMAN
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Chapter 22, Problem 7CT
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The way in which health care providers curtail the rising incidence of opportunistic infections.
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There are some type of infections which occur most frequently in immunocompromised conditions. They attack or cause infection in humans having weak immunity. Health care providers help in preventing these opportunistic infections in some ways.
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