Question 1
Which of the following situations is NOT a way in which a baby acquires normal microbiota?
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microorganisms grow in the respiratory tract after the baby's first breath.
◦ The baby acquires the residential microbiota in the colon after the first meal.
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microbes cross the placenta during pregnancy.
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Staphylococcus epidermidis is transferred from the hospital staff to the newborn after delivery.
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microbes enter the nose and mouth when the baby is in the birth canal.
Question 2
Which of the following situations might cause normal microbiota to become opportunistic pathogens?
◦ growth of microorganisms on the excreted cellular wastes and dead cells in the large intestine
◦ growth of
Lactobacillus on the surface of teeth
◦ growth of microbes on the surface of intact skin
◦ presence of
Entamoeba in the lumen of the colon
◦ treatment of a cancer patient with radiation
PET scan of a normal brain.
Pediatric Vital Signs Normal Ranges
Common Bacterial Pathogens
Normal lung volumes and capacities.
Normal Partial Pressures
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