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vicotolentino

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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.


Perkypinki

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

D

Answer to Question 2

D


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