The type of infection that is caused when a healthcare worker transfers staph bacteria from his hands to a surgical site is a(n) ____.
A. endogenous infection
B. opportunistic infection
C. healthcare-associated infection
D. exogenous infection
E. susceptible host
D. exogenous infection
An exogenous infection is one that is caused by the introduction of a pathogen from outside the body.
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a. A release of heat that's temperature is approximately 3990 F (2199 C) b. A mixture of 27% powered aluminum and 73% iron oxide. c. The reaction cannot be stopped with water. d. All of above
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The following disease is a recessive disorder of copper metabolism, which results in the accumulation of copper in the liver
a. Hereditary hemochromatosis b. Wilson's disease c. ?1-antitrypsin d. Gilbert's disease
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