Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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Chapter 21, Problem 4CTQ
In an episode of the television show House. Dr. House removed the patient’s tracheostomy tube and viewed into the pharynx to find evidence of a pseudomembrane. He then contacted the CDC to obtain the patient’s needed treatment.
- a. What did he think the patient was suffering from? Is this a notifiable disease?
- b. What did he obtain from the CDC, and how will it be able to effectively treat the patient?
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