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.
An individual's performance can be limited by environmental conditions, such as temperature. Ac
(A) The colon illustrating various ostomy sites; (B) colostomy in the descending colon, illustrating
Sample prescriptions of antibiotics for dental infections.
Sample prescriptions of antibiotics for dental infections.
Organ systems affected by cystic fibrosis
Example of a genetic pedigree of the autosomal recessive disease cystic fibrosis