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Sportsfan2111

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on: Jun 25, 2018
Three patients from the burn unit have positive blood cultures that grow an oxidase-positive, non-lactose fermenting, gram-negative rod that is TSI  K/NC and lysine positive. This presence of this organism in all three patients suggests
 
  A) burn wound infection. B) an outbreak of pseudobacteremia.
  C) an outbreak of nosocomial infection. D) the presence of infected intravenous catheters.

Question 2

The most common assay used to detect the presence of viruses in clinical material is
 
  A) cytohistopathology. B) molecular techniques.
  C) electron microscopy. D) immunodiagnosis.


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zoeyesther

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

B

Answer to Question 2

D


Sportsfan2111

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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