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 8CT
A 21-month-old child was admitted to the hospital with fever, severe abdominal cramps, and bloody diarrhea. The family revealed they had purchased an iguana one month previously and the child had helped clean the cage. What bacterium was the likely cause of diarrhea? What was the possible treatment? How could the family prevent a recurrence?
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Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
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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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