Healthy individuals usually have which of the following bacteria in their upper airways?
a. Haemophilus sp.
b. Acinetobacter sp.
c. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
d. Staphylococcus aureus
ANS: A
The upper airways of healthy individuals typically contain nonpathogenic bacteria, such as the viridans group of streptococci, Haemophilus sp., and anaerobes.
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