Number 15? 14. Following coronary artery bypass surgery,seven patients develop Rhodococcus bronchialisinfections. Cultures of the operating rooms, NurseA, and Nurse B are taken. R. bronchialis growsfrom the hand and nasal swabs of Nurse A. Thepatients' infections are an example of a(n):a. latent infectionb. chronic infectionc. sporadic infectiond. nosocomial infectione. none of the above||15. A virulence factor is one whicha. allows a microbe to invade and establish itselfon the host.b. allows a host to evade infectionc. normal flora use against invadingmicroorganismsd. invading organisms use against normal flora.

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15. A virulence factor is one which a. allows a microbe to invade and establish itself on the host. b. allows a host to evade infection c. normal flora use against invading microorganisms d. invading organisms use against normal flora.