Regulation grants the authority to stop production of blood products in a blood manufacturing organization when a problem is detected to which group of people?

The most common gram-positive bacterium that causes ventilator-associated pneumonia is which of the following?

a. Streptococcus pneumoniae b. Enterococcus faecalis c. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aure-us d. Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A 63-year-old male, post head trauma, is intubated and has been mechanically ventilated for 78 hours

The respiratory therapist notes the following during ICU rounds: partial pressure of oxygen in the arteries (PaO2) is 82 mm Hg on 60% supplemental oxygen with a positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) of 8 cm H2O; static compliance is averaging 38-41 cm H2O/L; breath sounds are dimin-ished bilaterally. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) results are pending, but MRSA is suspected. Chest radiograph shows bilateral, patchy infiltrates. Patient has a temperature of 38.8° C, and the most recent white blood cell (WBC) count is 11,300 ?L. The most appropriate recommendation for this patient is which of the following? a. Monotherapy with an antipseudomonal carbepenem b. Monotherapy with an antipseudomonal fluoroquinolone c. Combination therapy with two types of antipseudomonal agents and vancomycin d. Combination therapy with ampicil-lin/sulbactam and linezolid