Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology (12th Edition) (What's New in Microbiology)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134605203
Author: Ted R. Johnson, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 33, Problem 1CA
A 45-year-old HIV-positive woman using continuous intravenous antibiotic infusion to manage a kidney infection developed a
- What is your preliminary identification of the infecting organism?
- How might the antibiotic treatment have affected this patient?
- What do the findings suggest about the portal of entry for the infection?
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Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology (12th Edition) (What's New in Microbiology)
Ch. 33 - What was the purpose of the balloon on the...Ch. 33 - Prob. 2QCh. 33 - Why are yeast colonies larger than bacterial...Ch. 33 - Prob. 4QCh. 33 - Why are antibiotics frequently added to Sabouraud...Ch. 33 - Prob. 2CTCh. 33 - Why werent pathogenic fungi used in this exercise?Ch. 33 - A 45-year-old HIV-positive woman using continuous...Ch. 33 - Prob. 2CA
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