An individual with cystic fibrosis is prone to infections due to abnormally functioning
A) innate and adaptive immune systems. B) lysozymes.
C) cilia. D) mucous membranes.
Question 2
A yellow-pigmented gram-negative rod is isolated from the tracheal aspirate of a 76-year-old female. She is comatose due to meningitis and on a ventilator. The organism proved to be:
MacConkey agar: clear colonies Oxidase: no color change
Motility: positive TSI: K/NC
OF medium:
open tubes: glucose: yellow, lactose: yellow, maltose: yellow
closed tubes: glucose: green, lactose: green, maltose: green
When assessing the organism's clinical significance, it is probably
A) a colonizer. B) of limited pathogenicity.
C) a true nosocomial pathogen. D) A and B.
Cellular locations of pattern recognition molecules of the innate immune system
An individual's performance can be limited by environmental conditions, such as temperature. Ac
Selected Protozoan Infections
Sample prescriptions of drugs for oral fungal infections.
Vitamin and minerals are essential for normal body functioning.
The cystic fibrosis protein is a membrane protein. The CFTR protein is located in the plasma membran