Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 20, Problem 4SA
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To determine:
The reason for the higher frequency of meningococci in people living in dormitories and military barracks than in the population at large.
Introduction:
Neisseria meningitides or Meningococcus is a Gram negative bacterium that causes a wide range of diseases in humans. It consists of the virulent characters that help them to escape immuno-defense system of the human body and cause infections.
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Chapter 20 Solutions
Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
Ch. 20 - Neisseria gonorrhoeae can be deposited in the...Ch. 20 - Prob. 2TMWCh. 20 - Prob. 3TMWCh. 20 - Prob. 4TMWCh. 20 - A 20-year-old male reports to his physician that...Ch. 20 - Prob. 3CCSCh. 20 - In a single day, two 19-year-old women and one...Ch. 20 - The presence of lipid A in the outer membranes of...Ch. 20 - Prob. 2MCCh. 20 - Prob. 3MC
Ch. 20 - Prob. 4MCCh. 20 - Prob. 5MCCh. 20 - Prob. 6MCCh. 20 - Prob. 7MCCh. 20 - Prob. 9MCCh. 20 - Which bacterium causes infections in many burn...Ch. 20 - Prob. 11MCCh. 20 - Prob. 12MCCh. 20 - Prob. 1MCh. 20 - Prob. 2VICh. 20 - Prob. 1SACh. 20 - Prob. 2SACh. 20 - Why do nurses place antimicrobial agents in babies...Ch. 20 - Prob. 4SACh. 20 - Prob. 5SACh. 20 - Prob. 6SACh. 20 - Given that pseudomonads are present in almost...Ch. 20 - Prob. 8SACh. 20 - Prob. 9SACh. 20 - Prob. 10SACh. 20 - Prob. 11SACh. 20 - Prob. 12SACh. 20 - Describe transovarian transmission of a pathogen.Ch. 20 - A three-year-old boy complains to his day care...Ch. 20 - Prob. 2CTCh. 20 - In one summer month, local physicians reported 11...Ch. 20 - Prob. 4CTCh. 20 - Prob. 5CTCh. 20 - A hunter reports to his physician that he has been...Ch. 20 - Ear piercings resulted in a rash of infections in...Ch. 20 - A 21-month-old child was admitted to the hospital...Ch. 20 - Prob. 9CTCh. 20 - Prob. 10CTCh. 20 - Prob. 11CTCh. 20 - Prob. 12CT
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