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EAugust

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Which of the following individuals is most prone to meningitis due to Staphylococcus not S. aureus?
 
  A) 14-month-old female with hydrocephalus
  B) 5-year-old male who has not received his vaccinations
  C) 14-year-old with head trauma from a skateboard accident four weeks ago
  D) 20-year-old female college student

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A resident calls the microbiology laboratory and wants to know how to collect a pleural fluid for aerobic culture. You tell him to
 
  A) aspirate the fluid and place onto a sterile swab.
  B) collect the fluid in Cary-Blair preservative.
  C) aspirate the specimen and place in a sterile, screw-top container.
  D) aspirate the fluid, recap the needle, and send the syringe.


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kusterl

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C


EAugust

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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